Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Eoptolamnidae
Alternative combinations: Lamna macrorhiza, Odontaspis macrorhiza, Plicatolamna macrorhiza
Synonym: Leptostyrax bicuspidatus Williston 1900
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. The Vertebrata of the Cretaceous formations of the west. Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 2:1-303
Belongs to Leptostyrax according to H. Cappetta and G. R. Case 1999
See also Biddle 1993, Cappetta 1980, Cope 1875, Dalinkevičius 1935, Hay 1902, Itoigawa 1977, Siverson 1997 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (7 collections), Japan (3), Lithuania (9), United States (7: Texas)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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