Otodus minor mediavius Leriche 1942 (mackerel shark)

Euselachii - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Alternative combination: Lamna mediavia

Full reference: M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111

Belongs to Otodus minor according to V. I. Zhelezko and V. A. Kozlov 1999

See also Herman 1977 and Thurmond and Jones 1981

Sister taxa: Otodus minor minor, Otodus minor turkmenicus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Prarie Creek, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in Alabama

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

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