Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Alternative combination: Scapanorhynchus latus
Belongs to Carcharias according to J. Ladwig 2014
See also Guinot et al. 2013, Herman 1977 and Siverson 1992
Sister taxa: Carcharias (Aprion), Carcharias (Odontaspis), Carcharias aasenensis, Carcharias acutissima, Carcharias acutissimus, Carcharias adneti, Carcharias clavata, Carcharias clavatus, Carcharias cuspidatus, Carcharias divergens, Carcharias dominguei, Carcharias duplex, Carcharias ensiculatus, Carcharias gibbesii, Carcharias gracilis, Carcharias gustrowensis, Carcharias hardingi, Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias hopei, Carcharias khderii, Carcharias lomitae, Carcharias ornatus, Carcharias polygyrus, Carcharias samhammeri, Carcharias sanctaecrucis, Carcharias steineri, Carcharias sternbergensis, Carcharias taurus, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tingitana, Carcharias victoriae, Carcharias vincenti, Carcharias virgatulus, Carcharias vorax
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), Germany (1), Sweden (7), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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