†Platyrhizodon gracilis Guinot et al. 2013 (ground shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes
Full reference: G. Guinot, C. J. Underwood, H. Cappetta and D. J. Ward. 2013. Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:589-671
Belongs to Platyrhizodon according to G. Guinot et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Platyrhizodon barbei
Type specimen: University of Montpellier SRU-64, a tooth. Its type locality is Séru (SRU), which is in a Santonian carbonate chalk in France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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