Pseudomegachasma Shimada et al. 2015 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Synonym: Eorhincodon Nessov 1999 [replaced name]

Full reference: K. Shimada, E. V. Popov, M. Siversson, B. J. Welton, and D. J. Long. 2015. A new clade of putative plankton-feeding sharks from the Upper Cretaceous of Russia and the United States. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(5):e981335

Parent taxon: Johnlonginae according to K. Shimada et al. 2015

Sister taxon: Johnlongia

Subtaxa: Pseudomegachasma casei Pseudomegachasma comanchensis

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Type: Eorhincodon casei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (9 collections), United States (3: Colorado, Texas)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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