Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: A. Engelbrecht, T. Mörs, M. A. Reguero and J. Kriwet. 2017. New carcharhiniform sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the early to middle Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(6):e1371724
Belongs to Abdounia according to A. Engelbrecht et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Abdounia africana, Abdounia beaugei, Abdounia enniskilleni, Abdounia finalis, Abdounia mesetae, Abdounia minutissima, Abdounia recticonia
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P16209, a tooth. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, which is in a Ypresian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at IAA 1/90
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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