Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Alternative combination: Gigantichthys numidus
Full reference: E. Haug. 1905. VIII. Paléontologie [VIII. Paleontology]. Documents Scientifiques de la Mission Saharienne. Mission Foureau-Lamy 2:751-832
Belongs to Onchopristis according to D. M. Martill and N. Ibrahim 2012
See also Cappetta 1987, Haug 1905, Stromer 1917, Suárez and Cappetta 2004, Tabaste 1963 and Werner 1989
Sister taxa: Onchopristis dunklei, Onchopristis pharao
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene to Eocene of Mali (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Algeria (6), Egypt (9), Mali (1), Morocco (4), Niger (1)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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