Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias tenuiplicatus, Eostriatolamia tenuiplicatus, Odontaspis tenuiplicatus
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307
Belongs to Cenocarcharias according to A. M. Salvino et al. 2025
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999, Case 2001, Cicimurri 2001, Cicimurri 2001, Hoganson et al. 2019, Juranek and Shimada 2025, Maisch et al. 2021, Shimada and Martin 2008, Shimada et al. 2006 and Vullo et al. 2007
Sister taxon: Cenocarcharias rochbrunei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), United States (21: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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