Leptostyrax macrorhiza Cope 1875

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Eoptolamnidae

Alternative combinations: Lamna macrorhiza, Odontaspis macrorhiza, Plicatolamna macrorhiza

Synonym: Leptostyrax bicuspidatus Williston 1900

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. The Vertebrata of the Cretaceous formations of the west. Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 2:1-303

Belongs to Leptostyrax according to H. Cappetta and G. R. Case 1999

See also Cappetta 1980, Cope 1875, Dalinkevičius 1935, Hay 1902, Itoigawa 1977, Siverson 1997 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: none

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Japan (3 collections), Lithuania (9), United States (7: Texas)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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