Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Alternative combination: Lamna rapax
Synonym: Otodus smilodon Quaas 1902
Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to A. Retzler et al. 2013
See also Applegate 1970, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Herman 1977 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus armenicus, Scapanorhynchus darvasicus, Scapanorhynchus lewisii, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus patagonensis, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus raphiodon, Scapanorhynchus subulatus, Scapanorhynchus temiricus, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus texanus, Scapanorhynchus trigeri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Saudi Arabia (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (2), Egypt (1), Israel (7), Jordan (1), Morocco (1), Syria (5), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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