†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Alternative combination: Rhincodon miocaenicus
Belongs to Megascyliorhinus according to G. Manganelli and V. Spadini 2019
See also Antunes and Balbino 2004, Brisswalter 2009, Cappetta and Cavallo 2006, Cappetta and Ward 1977, García et al. 2011, Landau et al. 2025, Mora Morote 1996 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Megascyliorhinus cooperi, Megascyliorhinus trelewensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Italy (3 collections), Spain (6), Tunisia (1)
• Miocene of France (7), Portugal (4), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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