†Hypoprion acanthodon Le Hon 1871 (requiem shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias (Hypoprion) acanthodon, Galeocerdo acanthodon
Belongs to Hypoprion according to D. Nolf 1988
See also Antunes et al. 1981, Bengevoord 1973 and Leriche 1926
Sister taxon: Hypoprion overricus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Belgium (1 collection), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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