Anomotodon novus Winkler 1874 (goblin shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Alternative combinations: Isurus novus, Oxyrhina nova

Belongs to Anomotodon according to J. Baut and B. Génault 1995

See also Bor 1985, Casier 1946, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Herman 1977 and Leriche 1942

Sister taxa: Anomotodon genaulti, Anomotodon hermani, Anomotodon multidenticulata, Anomotodon plicatus, Anomotodon principalis, Anomotodon sheppeyensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1), the Netherlands (4), the United Kingdom (3), United States (1: Virginia)

• Paleocene of Angola (3), France (3), United States (1: New Jersey)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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