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†Ptychodus papillosus Cope 1875 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae

Belongs to Ptychodus according to O. P. Hay 1902

Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus anonymus, 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 parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlotheimii, Ptychodus sulcatus, Ptychodus whipplei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptychodus papillosus in the database

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