Megachasma Taylor et al. 1983 (mackerel shark)
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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 alisonae Megachasma applegatei Megachasma pelagios
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), Italy (1), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of Japan (1)
• Miocene of Belgium (1), Chile (1), Peru (1), United States (4: California, North Carolina, Oregon)
• Oligocene of United States (2: California, Oregon)
• Eocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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