†Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 (requiem shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Otodus minutissimus
Belongs to Abdounia according to E. V. Popov et al. 2025
See also Casier 1946, Casier 1947, Cassier 1966, Ebersole et al. 2019 and Herman 1977
Sister taxa: Abdounia africana, Abdounia beaugei, Abdounia enniskilleni, Abdounia finalis, Abdounia mesetae, Abdounia recticonia, Abdounia richteri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (8 collections), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (8: Alabama, Virginia)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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