Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1987. A new selachian fauna from the late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 197(Lfg. 1-3):1-37
Parent taxon: Odontaspididae according to G. R. Case 1994
Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Synodontaspis, Tethylamna, Turania
Subtaxa: Pseudodontaspis herbsti Pseudodontaspis lauderdalensis
Type: Pseudodontaspis herbsti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (1: Mississippi collection)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Mississippi)
• Cretaceous of United States (9: New Jersey, Wyoming)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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