Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: A. Collareta, R. Kindlimann, A. Baglioni, W. Landini, G. Sarti, A. Altamirano, M. Urbina and G. Bianucci. 2022. Dental Morphology, Palaeoecology and Palaeobiogeographic Significance of a New Species of Requiem Shark (Genus Carcharhinus) from the Lower Miocene of Peru (East Pisco Basin, Chilcatay Formation). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10(1455):1-17
Belongs to Carcharhinus according to A. Collareta et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Carcharhinus (Prionodon), Carcharhinus ackermannii, Carcharhinus acronotus, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Carcharhinus altimus, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus antiquus, Carcharhinus balochenisis, Carcharhinus bhubanicus, Carcharhinus brachyurus, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus caquetius, Carcharhinus cionei, Carcharhinus collatus, Carcharhinus egertoni, Carcharhinus elongatus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Carcharhinus galapagensis, Carcharhinus gibbesii, Carcharhinus gilmorei, Carcharhinus kasserinensis, Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharhinus leucas, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharhinus magdalenae, Carcharhinus malembeensis, Carcharhinus mancinae, Carcharhinus marcaisi, Carcharhinus melanopterus, Carcharhinus nigeriensis, Carcharhinus obscurus, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus perseus, Carcharhinus plumbeus, Carcharhinus porosus, Carcharhinus priscus, Carcharhinus sealei, Carcharhinus signatus, Carcharhinus sorrah, Carcharhinus tingae, Carcharhinus tjutjot
Type specimen: MUSM 4697, a tooth (left upper lateral tooth). Its type locality is Zamaca, which is in a Burdigalian coastal horizon in the Chilcatay Formation of Peru.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Zamaca
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