Euselachii - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combination: Otodus obliquus minor
Belongs to Otodus according to V. I. Zhelezko and V. A. Kozlov 1999
Sister taxa: Otodus (Carcharocles), Otodus (Megaselachus), Otodus (Otodus), Otodus aksuaticus, Otodus auriculatus, Otodus chubutensis, Otodus isoelicus, Otodus levis, Otodus megalodon, Otodus naidini, Otodus obliquus, Otodus poseidoni, Otodus recticonus, Otodus schoutedeni, Otodus sokolovi, Otodus spathula, Otodus subplicatus, Otodus tricuspis, Otodus trigonatus
Subtaxa: Otodus minor mediavius Otodus minor minor Otodus minor turkmenicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama collection)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: North Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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