†Usakias Zhelezko and Kozlov 1999 (thresher shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Full reference: V. I. Zhelezko and V. A. Kozlov. 1999. Elasmobranchii and Palaeogene biostratigraphy of Trans Urals and central Asia. Materials on the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Urals 3:1-323
Parent taxon: Alopiidae according to V. I. Zhelezko and V. A. Kozlov 1999
Sister taxa: Alopias, Paralopias, Paranomotodon, Vulpecula
Subtaxa: Usakias wardi
Type: Usakias wardi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (2), Ukraine (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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