†Carcharomodus escheri Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharodon escheri, Oxyrhina hastalis escheri
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390
Belongs to Carcharomodus according to J. Kriwet et al. 2015
See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843 and Leriche 1926
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Denmark (1 collection), France (2), Germany (1), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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