†Parotodus benedenii Le Hon 1871 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combinations: Oxyrhina benedeni, Oxyrhina benedenii, Uyenoa benedeni, Uyenoa benedenii
Belongs to Parotodus according to T. P. Malyshkina et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Parotodus benedeni, Parotodus mangyshlakensis, Parotodus pavlovi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Portugal (1 collection), United States (1: North Carolina)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Japan (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Japan (2), South Korea (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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