†Egertonodus basanus Egerton 1845 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Alternative combinations: Hybodus basanus, Orthybodus basanus
Belongs to Egertonodus according to C. J. Underwood and J. Rees 2002
See also Jaekel 1898, Maisey 1987, Woodward 1889, Woodward 1916 and Woodward 1919
Sister taxa: Egertonodus duffini, Egertonodus fraasi
Type specimen: Museum of Practical Geology, a skull
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection), Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (21), United States (1: Maryland)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Morocco (5)
• Jurassic of France (1)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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