Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1981. Late Eocene Selachians from South-Central Georgia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 176(Lfg. 1-3):52-79
Belongs to Galeorhinus according to G. R. Case 1981
Sister taxa: Galeorhinus cuvieri, Galeorhinus duchaussoisi, Galeorhinus falconeri, Galeorhinus galeus, Galeorhinus girardoti, Galeorhinus goncalvesi, Galeorhinus hannibali, Galeorhinus louisi, Galeorhinus mesetaensis, Galeorhinus minor, Galeorhinus minutissimus, Galeorhinus pulchellus, Galeorhinus ypresiensis, Eugaleus latus, Eugaleus falconeri
Type specimen: USNM 23550, a tooth. Its type locality is Huber Kaolin Quarry, which is in an Eocene marine claystone in the Jacksonian Formation of Georgia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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