Rhizoprionodon bisulcatus Li 1997 (sharpnose shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Full reference: G. Li. 1997. Elasmobranchs from the Lower Tertiary of the western Tarim Basin, China, and their biostratigraphic significance. Palaeoworld 7:107-136

Belongs to Rhizoprionodon according to G. Li 1997

Sister taxa: Rhizoprionodon acutus, Rhizoprionodon ficheuri, Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis, Rhizoprionodon lalandii, Rhizoprionodon longurio, Rhizoprionodon taxandriae, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Type specimen: IVPP8962, a tooth

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Collection spot of phosphate concretions, county city of Wuqia (Eocene to Eocene of China)

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