Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Serratolamnidae
Alternative combinations: Brachycarcharias koerti, Odontaspis (Parodontaspis) koerti, Odontaspis koerti, Otodus koerti
Full reference: E. Stromer. 1910. Reptilien und Fischreste aus dem marinen Alttertiär von Südtogo (Westafrika). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 62:478-505
Belongs to Serratolamna according to O. Landemaine 1991
See also Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Marramà et al. 2019, Stromer 1910 and White 1926
Sister taxa: Serratolamna aschersoni, Serratolamna caraibaea, Serratolamna gafsana, Serratolamna serrata
Subtaxa: Odontaspis koerti itoriensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Adabion, which is in a Thanetian carbonate limestone in Togo
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection)
• Eocene of Angola (5), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Nigeria (4), Togo (1), United States (2: North Carolina, Texas)
• Paleocene of Togo (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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