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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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