†Mitsukurina maslinensis Pledge 1967 (goblin shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Alternative combination: Carcharias maslinensis
Belongs to Mitsukurina according to S. Adnet 2006
See also Goedert et al. 2024 and Pledge 1967
Sister taxa: Mitsukurina lineata, Mitsukurina owstoni
Type specimen: UAGD F17260, a tooth. Its type locality is Naracoorte E&WS borehole 5, 426 feet, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Australia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Australia (4), France (7), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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