Galeorhinus loangoensis Dartevelle and Casier 1943 (school shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Full reference: E. Dartevelle and E. Casier. 1943. Les poissons fossiles du Bas-Congo et des régions voisines. Annales du Musée du Congo Belge. A - Minéralogie Géologie, Paléontologie. Série III 2:1-200

Belongs to Galeorhinus according to E. Dartevelle and E. Casier 1943

Sister taxa: Galeorhinus cuvieri, Galeorhinus duchaussoisi, Galeorhinus falconeri, Galeorhinus galeus, Galeorhinus girardoti, Galeorhinus goncalvesi, Galeorhinus hannibali, Galeorhinus huberensis, Galeorhinus louisi, Galeorhinus mesetaensis, Galeorhinus minor, Galeorhinus minutissimus, Galeorhinus parvulus, Galeorhinus pulchellus, Galeorhinus ypresiensis, Eugaleus falconeri, Eugaleus latus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Angola (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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