Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combinations: Lamna (Odontaspis) bronnii, Lamna bronni, Lamna bronnii, Odontaspis bronnii
Synonyms: Odontaspis acuta Davis 1888, Odontaspis houzeaui Woodward 1891
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Palaeohypotodus according to J. Adolfssen and D. Ward 2015
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Barrois 1874, Chapman 1918, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904, Davis 1888, Herman 1977 and Nolf 1988
Sister taxa: Palaeohypotodus lerichei, Palaeohypotodus rutoti, Palaeohypotodus volgensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of Belgium (1), Denmark (3), the Netherlands (1)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (4), France (1), Germany (1), the Netherlands (2)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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