†Megascyliorhinus trelewensis Cione 1986 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Belongs to Megascyliorhinus according to J. A. VillafanĖa et al. 2019
See also Suarez et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Megascyliorhinus cooperi, Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Southern cliffs, which is in a Burdigalian/Miocene marine sandstone in the Gaiman Formation of Argentina
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (2 collections), Chile (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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