†Echinorhinus pozzii Ameghino 1906 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Echinorhiniformes - Echinorhinidae
Belongs to Echinorhinus according to S. Bogan and F. L. Agnolín 2022
Sister taxa: Echinorhinus australis, Echinorhinus blakei, Echinorhinus eyrensis, Echinorhinus lapaoi, Echinorhinus maremagnum, Echinorhinus priscus, Echinorhinus richiardii, Echinorhinus schoenfeldi, Echinorhinus spinosus, Echinorhinus vielhus, Echinorhinus wadanohanaensis
Type specimen: MACN-A 12702, a tooth. Its type locality is Bahía Nueva, which is in a Burdigalian marine siliciclastic in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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