†Ornithoprion hertwigi Zangerl 1966 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1966. A New Shark of the Family Edstidae, Ornithoprion hertwigi from the Pennsylvanian Mecca and Logan Quarry Shales of Indiana. Fieldiana Geology 16:1-44
Belongs to Ornithoprion according to R. Zangerl 1966
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PF-2710, a skeleton. Its type locality is Mecca Quarry, Level A3.4, Wabash Township, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Linton Formation of Indiana.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Indiana collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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