Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Alternative combination: Odontaspis tingitana
Belongs to Carcharias according to R. A. Belben et al. 2017
See also Herman 1977
Sister taxa: Carcharias (Aprion), Carcharias (Odontaspis), Carcharias aasenensis, Carcharias acutissima, Carcharias acutissimus, Carcharias adneti, Carcharias clavata, Carcharias clavatus, Carcharias cuspidatus, Carcharias divergens, Carcharias dominguei, Carcharias duplex, Carcharias ensiculatus, Carcharias gibbesii, Carcharias gracilis, Carcharias gustrowensis, Carcharias hardingi, Carcharias holmdelensis, Carcharias hopei, Carcharias khderii, Carcharias latus, Carcharias lomitae, Carcharias ornatus, Carcharias polygyrus, Carcharias samhammeri, Carcharias sanctaecrucis, Carcharias steineri, Carcharias sternbergensis, Carcharias taurus, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias tenuis, Carcharias victoriae, Carcharias vincenti, Carcharias virgatulus, Carcharias vorax
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Belgium (2 collections), Morocco (3), United States (1: California)
• Cretaceous of Morocco (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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