Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Full reference: B. J. Welton. 2013. A new archaic basking shark (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the Late Eocene of Western Oregon, USA, and description of the dentition, gill rakers and vertebrae of the recent basking shark Cetorhinus Maximus (Gunnerus). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 58:1-48
Belongs to Keasius according to B. J. Welton 2013
See also Kovalchuk and Barkaszi 2021
Sister taxa: Keasius parvus, Keasius rhenanus, Keasius septemtrionalis
Type specimen: NWM 2100, a skeleton
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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