†Foumtizia zhelezkoi Malyshkina 2006 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Full reference: T. Malyshkina. 2006. Late Eocene scyliorhinid sharks from the Trans−Urals, Russia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51(3):465-475
Belongs to Foumtizia according to T. Malyshkina 2006
Sister taxa: Foumtizia abdouni, Foumtizia arba, Foumtizia gadaensis, Foumtizia poudenxae
Type specimen: PIN 5088/03, a tooth (lateral tooth). Its type locality is Kurgan brick factory, which is in a Priabonian marine sandstone/claystone in the Tavda Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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