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 M. Siversson et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretalamna biauriculata, Cretalamna bryanti, Cretalamna deschutteri, Cretalamna ewelli, Cretalamna feldmanni, Cretalamna gertericorum, Cretalamna hattini, Cretalamna sarcoportheta, Cretolamna borealis, Cretolamna lata, Cretolamna marroti, Cretolamna pachyrhiza
Type specimen: WAM 09.6.2, a tooth. Its type locality is Main Site, CY Creek, which is in a Cenomanian marine siltstone in the Gearle Siltstone Formation of Australia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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