Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdonidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias (Physodon) tertius, Physodon tertius, Trigonodus tertius
Belongs to Physogaleus according to R. M. Leder 2013
See also Casier 1946, Casier 1966, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Leriche 1926, Nolf 1988 and Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Sister taxa: Physogaleus alabamensis, Physogaleus contortus, Physogaleus cuvieri, Physogaleus hemmooriensis, Physogaleus latus, Physogaleus maltzani, Physogaleus onkensis, Physogaleus rosehillensis, Physogaleus secundus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of the Congo-Kinshasa (2 collections)
• Eocene of Angola (3), Belgium (1), the Congo-Kinshasa (1), Egypt (2), France (1), Kazakhstan (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), Qatar (1), Ukraine (5), the United Kingdom (4), United States (1: Mississippi), Uzbekistan (2)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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