†Alopias hermani Kozlov 1999 (thresher shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae
Full reference: V. A. Kozlov. 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 Alopias according to V. A. Kozlov 1999
Sister taxa: Alopias acutidens, Alopias crochardi, Alopias denticulatus, Alopias exigua, Alopias grandis, Alopias latidens, Alopias macrourus, Alopias palatasi, Alopias subexigua, Alopias superciliosus, Alopias vulpinus
Type specimen: Kz-18/224/T, a tooth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mangyshlak (Canevet collection) (Eocene of Kazakhstan)
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