Megachasma Taylor et al. 1983 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Megachasmidae

Parent taxon: Megachasmidae according to K. Shimada et al. 2014

See also Compagno 2005 and Landini et al. 2019

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Megachasma applegatei

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Miocene of Peru (1), United States (4: California, North Carolina, Oregon)

• Neogene of Japan (1)

• Oligocene of United States (2: California, Oregon)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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