†Archaeogracilidens Villalobos-Segura et al. 2025 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Orthacodidae
Full reference: E. Villalobos-Segura, M. Amadori, S. Stumpf, P. L. Jambura, A. Begat, F. A. Lopez-Romero, G. Schweigert, E. E. Maxwell, and J. Kriwet. 2025. Articulated specimens provide new insights into the iconic Mesozoic shark genus Sphenodus. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23(2507014)
Parent taxon: Orthacodidae according to E. Villalobos-Segura et al. 2025
Sister taxon: Occitanodus
Subtaxa: Archaeogracilidens macer
Type: Oxyrhina macer
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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