Glaucopristis Reinecke 2024 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes

Parent taxon: Rhinopristiformes according to P. J. De Schutter and E. Steurbaut 2025

Sister taxa: Atlantobatis, Glaucostegidae, Microbatis, Pristidae, Rhinidae, Rhinobatidae, Rhynchobatidae, Sowibatos, Tlalocbatos, Trygonorrhinidae

Subtaxa: Glaucopristis bruxelliensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Belgium (4 collections), France (4), Kyrgyzstan (1), Morocco (1), the Netherlands (1), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (7), United States (4: Alabama, Virginia)

• Paleocene of United States (1: South Carolina)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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