Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae
Belongs to Ptychodus according to M. Amadori et al. 2023
See also Amadori et al. 2023, Cicimurri 2001, Cicimurri 2004, Cook et al. 2013, Everhart and Caggiano 2004, Evetts 1979, Hay 1902, Lucas et al. 2000, Lucas and Spielmann 2009, Nagrodski et al. 2012, Shimada 2006, Shimada and Martin 2008, Shimada et al. 2006, Wolberg 1985 and Wolberg 1985
Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus articulatus, Ptychodus atcoensis, Ptychodus belluccii, Ptychodus concentricus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus elevatus, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mahakalensis, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus martini, Ptychodus mediterraneus, Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus occidentalis, Ptychodus papillosus, Ptychodus parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlotheimii, Ptychodus sulcatus, Ptychodus whipplei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), the Russian Federation (2), Ukraine (2), United States (40: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 47 collections including 48 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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