Microetmopterus wardi Siverson 1993 (dogfish shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae

Full reference: M. Siverson. 1993. Maastrichtian squaloid shaks from southern Sweden. Palaeontology 36:1-19

Belongs to Microetmopterus according to M. Siverson 1993

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LO 5072 T, a tooth. Its type locality is Sample S91-5-1-MS, Kvarnby, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in Sweden.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sample S91-5-1-MS, Kvarnby

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