†Cretolamna serrata Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae
Alternative combination: Otodus serratus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 15-16). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel 157-390
Belongs to Cretolamna according to G. R. Case 1979
See also Agassiz 1843
Sister taxa: Cretolamna appendiculata, Cretolamna biauriculata
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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