Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Alternative combinations: Hypotodus trigonalis, Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) trigonalis

Belongs to Jaekelotodus according to P. J. De Schutter and E. Steurbaut 2025

See also Cappetta and Nolf 2005, Casier 1966, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Leriche 1926, Nolf 1988, Popov et al. 2025 and Zhelezko and Kozlov 1999

Sister taxa: Jaekelotodus africanus, Jaekelotodus bagualensis, Jaekelotodus borystenicus, Jaekelotodus londonensis, Jaekelotodus robustus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene to Oligocene of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection)

• Eocene of Belgium (3), Kazakhstan (4), the Russian Federation (7), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (11), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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