Carcharias (Scoliodon) taxandriae Leriche 1926 (requiem shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Full reference: M. E. Leriche. 1926. Les poissons tertiaires de Belgique. IV. Les poissons néogènes. Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique 32:367-472

Belongs to Carcharias (Scoliodon) according to M. E. Leriche 1926

Sister taxa: Scoliodon conecuhensis, Scoliodon terraenovae

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Brazil (4 collections), Costa Rica (2), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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