†Negaprion eurybathrodon Blake 1862 (lemon shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Lamna eurybathrodon
Belongs to Negaprion according to B. W. Kent 2018
See also Case 1981 and Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxon: Negaprion brevirostris
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (3)
• Miocene of Costa Rica (2), Italy (1), Malta (5), Portugal (1), Saudi Arabia (1), United States (4: Virginia), Venezuela (1)
• Eocene of Pakistan (1), United States (2: Georgia)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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