Phoebodus saidselachus Frey et al. 2019 (cartilaginous fish)

Chondrichthyes - Phoebodontiformes - Phoebodontidae

Full reference: L. Frey, M. Coates, M. Ginter, V. Hairapetian, M. Rücklin, I. Jerjen, and C. Klug. 2019. The early elasmobranch Phoebodus : phylogenetic relationships, ecomorphology and a new time-scale for shark evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286(1912):20191336

Belongs to Phoebodus according to L. Frey et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Phoebodus bifurcatus, Phoebodus densneptuni, Phoebodus fastigatus, Phoebodus latus, Phoebodus macisaacsii, Phoebodus politus, Phoebodus sophiae, Phoebodus springeri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Phoebodus saidselachus locality, Madene El Mrakib (Devonian of Morocco)

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