Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias tenuiplicatus, Cenocarcharias tenuiplicatus, Odontaspis tenuiplicatus
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307
Belongs to Eostriatolamia according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2021
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999, Hoganson et al. 2019, Shimada and Martin 2008, Shimada et al. 2006 and Vullo et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Eostriatolamia paucicorrugata, Eostriatolamia segedini, Eostriatolamia striatula, Eostriatolamia subulata, Eostriatolamia venusta
Type specimen: Its type locality is Amon Carter Airfield (ACA), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Lewisville Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (5 collections), United States (14: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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