†Palaeogaleus faujasi Geyn 1937 (hound shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Alternative combination: Carcharhinus faujasi
Belongs to Palaeogaleus according to J. C. Corral et al. 2016
See also Adolfssen and Ward 2015, Cappetta and Corral 1999 and Herman 1977
Sister taxa: Palaeogaleus brivesi, Palaeogaleus dahmanii, Palaeogaleus havreensis, Palaeogaleus larachei, Palaeogaleus navarroensis, Palaeogaleus prior, Palaeogaleus sublaevis, Palaeogaleus vincenti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Belgium (2 collections), Denmark (2)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (3), France (1), Germany (1), Spain (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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