†Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Alternative combination: Otodus biauriculata
Belongs to Cretolamna according to G. R. Case 1979
Sister taxa: Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretalamna catoxodon, Cretalamna deschutteri, Cretalamna ewelli, Cretalamna feldmanni, Cretalamna gertericorum, Cretalamna hattini, Cretalamna sarcoportheta, Cretolamna borealis, Cretolamna marroti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Israel (3 collections), Jordan (3), Morocco (1), Syria (4), United States (1: North Carolina)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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