Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Alternative combination: Scapanorhynchus gracilis
Belongs to Carcharias according to J. Adolfssen and D. Ward 2015
See also Adnet 2006, Cappetta and Corral 1999 and Siverson 1995
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 dubius, Carcharias duplex, Carcharias ensiculatus, Carcharias gibbesii, Carcharias gustrowensis, Carcharias hardingi, Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias hopei, Carcharias khderii, Carcharias latus, 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
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (3 collections)
• Paleocene of Denmark (2), Sweden (2)
• Cretaceous of Chile (1), Spain (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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