†Orpodon heersensis Herman 1972 (sand tiger shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combinations: Jaekelotodus heersensis, Odontaspis heersensis
Belongs to Orpodon according to H. Cappetta and D. Nolf 2005
See also Herman 1977 and Herman 1972
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Railway cutting south of Maret, Orp-le-Grand (Arctica morrisi lens), which is in a Selandian coastal sandstone in the Heers Formation of Belgium
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Railway cutting south of Maret, Orp-le-Grand (Arctica morrisi lens)
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