†Carcharopsis prototypus Agassiz 1843 (elasmobranch)
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Belongs to Carcharopsis according to C. J. Duffin and G. Cuny 2008
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxon: Carcharopsis wortheni
Type specimen: NHM P.5445, a tooth (isolated crown). Its type locality is Pateley Bridge, which is in a Brigantian marine limestone in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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