Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combinations: Cretolamna appendiculata lata, Lamna lata, Otodus latus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1838. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (11me livraison) 73-140
Belongs to Cretolamna according to A. Brignon 2015
See also Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1843, Cappetta and Case 1975, Case 1979, Case and Schwimmer 1988, Herman 1977, Itoigawa 1977, Shimada et al. 2006 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretalamna catoxodon, Cretalamna deschutteri, Cretalamna ewelli, Cretalamna feldmanni, Cretalamna gertericorum, Cretalamna hattini, Cretalamna maroccana, Cretalamna sarcoportheta, Cretolamna biauriculata, Cretolamna borealis, Cretolamna marroti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), Japan (1), Morocco (1), the Netherlands (1), United States (11: Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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