Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Alopiopsis (Physodon) secundus, Carcharias (Physodon) secundus, Rhizoprionodon secundus, Trigonodus secundus
Belongs to Physodon according to J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones 1981
See also Boulemia and Adnet 2023, Cappetta 1980, Case et al. 2015, Casier 1946, Cassier 1966, Ebersole et al. 2019, Leriche 1926, Maisch et al. 2014, Noubhani and Cappetta 1997, Stromer 1910 and White 1956
Sister taxa: Carcharias (Physodon) quartus, Physodon contortus, Physodon triqueter
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (4 collections), United States (2: Alabama)
• Paleocene of Togo (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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