†Megachasma alisonae Shimada and Ward 2016 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Megachasmidae
Full reference: K. Shimada and D.J. Ward. 2016. The oldest fossil record of the megamouth shark from the late Eocene of Denmark and comments on the enigmatic megachasmid origin. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(4):839-845
Belongs to Megachasma according to K. Shimada and D.J. Ward 2016
Sister taxa: Megachasma applegatei, Megachasma pelagios
Type specimen: NHMUK PV P73711, a tooth. Its type locality is Sea cliff along Moesgård Strand, which is in a Priabonian slope marl in the Søvind Marl Formation of Denmark.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Sea cliff along Moesgård Strand
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