Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Full reference: J. Bourdon, K. Wright, S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielmann, and R. Pence. 2011. Selachians from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Hosta Tongue of the Point Lookout Sandstone, central New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 52:1-54

Parent taxon: Odontaspididae according to J. Bourdon et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Synodontaspis, Tethylamna, Turania

Subtaxa: Pueblocarcharias kawaikensis

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Type: Pueblocarcharias kawaikensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at NMMNH L-297, Rio Puerco (Cretaceous of New Mexico)

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