Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Full reference: M. Siversson, J. Lindgren, M. G. Newbrey, P. Cederström, and T. D. Cook. 2015. Cenomanian–Campanian (Late Cretaceous) mid-palaeolatitude sharks of Cretalamna appendiculata type. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60:339-384
Belongs to Cretalamna according to S. Kanno et al. 2022
See also Siversson et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretalamna catoxodon, Cretalamna deschutteri, Cretalamna feldmanni, Cretalamna gertericorum, Cretalamna hattini, Cretalamna maroccana, Cretalamna sarcoportheta, Cretolamna biauriculata, Cretolamna borealis, Cretolamna marroti
Type specimen: FHSM VP-18510, a tooth. Its type locality is Trego County, which is in a Coniacian carbonate chalk in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (1 collection), United States (2: Kansas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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