†Macrorhizodus praecursor Leriche 1905 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Alternative combination: Oxyrhina desorii praecursor
Belongs to Macrorhizodus according to E. V. Popov et al. 2025
See also Ebersole et al. 2019, Ebersole et al. 2024, Otero et al. 2013, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Trif et al. 2024 and White 1926
Sister taxon: Macrorhizodus falcata
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Eocene of Argentina (3), Egypt (15), Iran (1), the Russian Federation (2), Senegal (1), Spain (1), United States (7: Alabama), Western Sahara (3)
Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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