†Pseudodontaspis herbsti Case 1987 (sand tiger shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1987. A new selachian fauna from the late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 197(Lfg. 1-3):1-37
Belongs to Pseudodontaspis according to G. R. Case et al. 2001
See also Case 1987
Sister taxon: Pseudodontaspis lauderdalensis
Type specimen: AMNH 12068, a tooth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (9: New Jersey, Wyoming collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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