†Carcharocles rectus Agassiz 1856 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combination: Carcharodon rectus
Belongs to Carcharocles according to D. S. Jordan and H. Hanibal 1923
See also Boessenecker et al. 2019, Eastman 1904, Hay 1902, Jordan 1907, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Soper and Grant, IV 1932
Sister taxa: Otodus (Carcharocles) angustidens, Otodus (Carcharocles) sokolowi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of United States (1: California collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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