†Moerigaleus vitreodon Underwood and Ward 2011 (ground shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Full reference: C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward. 2011. New hemigaleid shark form the late Eocene of Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3):707-711
Belongs to Moerigaleus according to C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CGM 60003, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Sandouk el-Borneta, which is in a Priabonian marine sandstone in the Birket Qarun Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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