†Megasqualus orpiensis Winkler 1874
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Alternative combinations: Acanthias orpiensis, Notidanus orpiensis, Squalus orpiensis
Synonyms: Acanthias crepini Daimeries 1888 [objective synonym], Biforisodus major Daimeries 1888, Ginglymostoma trilobata Leriche 1902
Belongs to Megasqualus according to D. B. Dutheil et al. 2006
See also Baut and Génault 1995, Casier 1947, Cvancara and Hoganson 1993, Daimeries 1888, Daimeries 1888, Herman 1977 and Pollerspöck et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Belgium (1)
• Paleocene to Eocene of France (2)
• Paleocene of Belgium (4), France (8)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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