Cretolamna pachyrhiza Herman 1977 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Alternative combinations: Cretolamna appendiculata pachyrhiza, Lamna appendiculata pachyrhiza

Full reference: J. Herman. 1977. Les sélaciens des terrains néocrétacés and paléocènes de Belgique and des contrées limitrophes. Eléments d'une biostratigraphie intercontinentale. Mémoires pour Servir a l'Explication des Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique 15:1-450

Belongs to Cretolamna according to D. Nolf 1988

See also Diedrich and Scheer 2015 and Herman 1977

Sister taxa: Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretalamna biauriculata, Cretalamna bryanti, Cretalamna catoxodon, Cretalamna deschutteri, Cretalamna ewelli, Cretalamna feldmanni, Cretalamna gertericorum, Cretalamna hattini, Cretalamna sarcoportheta, Cretolamna borealis, Cretolamna lata, Cretolamna marroti

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Belgium (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Germany (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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