†Serratolamna aschersoni Stromer 1905 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Serratolamnidae
Alternative combinations: Cretolamna aschersoni, Lamna aschersoni, Otodus aschersoni
Belongs to Serratolamna according to G. Guinot et al. 2020
See also Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Landemaine 1991 and Mustafa et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Serratolamna africana, Serratolamna caraibaea, Serratolamna gafsana, Serratolamna maroccana, Serratolamna serrata
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Angola (1 collection), Jordan (1), Qatar (1), Senegal (1), United States (3: Mississippi, Virginia)
• Paleocene of Togo (1), United States (2: Mississippi)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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