Galeocerdo davisi Chapman and Pritchard 1904 (tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae

Belongs to Galeocerdo according to F. Chapman and F. A. Cudmore 1924

See also Chapman 1918 and Chapman and Pritchard 1904

Sister taxa: Galeocerdo acanthodon, Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo alabamensis, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo cuvier, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo latidens, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo rosaliensis, Galeocerdo semilevis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo tigrinus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Gellibrand River, which is in a Langhian marine horizon in Australia

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Miocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (1)

• Oligocene of Australia (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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