Otodus poseidoni poseidoni Zhelezko 1999 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Full reference: V. I. Zhelezko. 1999. Taxonomic names, in Elasmobranchii and Palaeogene biostratigraphy of Trans Urals and central Asia. Materials on the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Urals 3:1-323

Belongs to Otodus poseidoni according to V. I. Zhelezko 1999

Sister taxa: Otodus poseidoni turanensis, Otodus poseidoni ustyurtensis

Type specimen: Zh-U1/E12, a tooth

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Kazakhstan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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