†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Alternative combination: Rhincodon miocaenicus
Belongs to Megascyliorhinus according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001
See also Cappetta and Ward 1977
Sister taxon: Megascyliorhinus cooperi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), Tunisia (1)
• MN 13 of Portugal (2)
• Miocene of France (3), Portugal (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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