†Centroscymnus praecursor Muller and Schollmann 1989 (sleeper shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae
Belongs to Centroscymnus according to J. Adolfssen and D. Ward 2015
See also Thies and Müller 1993
Sister taxa: Centroscymnus owstonii, Centroscymnus schmidi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Germany (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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