Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias verticalis, Lamna (Odontaspis) verticalis, Lamna verticalis, Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) verticalis, Odontaspis verticalis
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Hypotodus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Cappetta and Nolf 2005, Casier 1946, Cassier 1966, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Leriche 1926, Leriche 1942, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and White 1956
Sister taxon: Hypotodus grandis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (11), United States (8: Alabama), Uzbekistan (1)
• Paleocene of United States (2: Maryland, Mississippi)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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