Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Full reference: R. A. Otero, J. L. Oyarzún, S. Soto-Acuña, R. E. Yury-Yáñez, N. M. Gutierrez, J. P. Le Roux, T. Torres and F. Hervé. 2013. Neoselachians and Chimaeriformes (Chondrichthyes) from the latest Cretaceous-Paleogene of Sierra Baguales, southernmost Chile. Chronostratigraphic, paleobiogeographic and paleoenvironmental implications. Journal of South America Earth Science 48:13-30
Belongs to Jaekelotodus according to R. A. Otero et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Jaekelotodus africanus, Jaekelotodus borystenicus, Jaekelotodus londonensis, Jaekelotodus robustus, Jaekelotodus trigonalis
Type specimen: SGO.PV.6528, a tooth. Its type locality is Sierra Baguales, Point 6, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian estuary/bay shale in the Río Baguales Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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