Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Full reference: D. J. Cicimurri, J. A. Ebersole, G. L. Stringer, J. E. Starnes, and G. E. Phillips. 2025. Late Oligocene fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) from the Catahoula Formation in Wayne County, Mississippi, USA. European Journal of Taxonomy 984(3904):1-131
Belongs to Galeocerdo according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Galeocerdo acanthodon, Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo alabamensis, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo cuvier, Galeocerdo davisi, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo latidens, Galeocerdo mayumbensis, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo rosaliensis, Galeocerdo semilevis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo tigrinus
Type specimen: MMNS VP-6622.2, a tooth. Its type locality is Jones Branch, which is in a Chattian marine sandstone in the Catahoula Formation of Mississippi.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Jones Branch
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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