Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: E. I. White. 1926. Eocene fishes from Nigeria. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 10:1-87
Belongs to Galeocerdo according to E. I. White 1926
Sister taxa: Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo aeltrensis, Galeocerdo capellini, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo cuvier, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo latidens, Galeocerdo mayumbensis, Galeocerdo medius, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo platycuspidatum, Galeocerdo pygmaeus, Galeocerdo similis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo sublaevis, Galeocerdo tigrinus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oshosun, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Nigeria
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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