†Aquilolamna Vullo et al. 2021 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Aquilolamnidae
Full reference: R. Vullo, E. Frey, C. Ifrim, M. A. González González, E. S. Stinnesbeck and W. Stinnesbeck. 2021. Manta-like planktivorous sharks in Late Cretaceous oceans. Science 371:1253-1256
Parent taxon: Aquilolamnidae according to R. Vullo et al. 2021
Sister taxon: Cretomanta
Subtaxa: Aquilolamna milarcae
Type: Aquilolamna milarcae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Vallecillo quarry (Museo La Milarca collection) (Cretaceous of Mexico)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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