Eostegostoma Herman and Crochard 1977 (carpet shark)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae

Parent taxon: Brachaeluridae according to A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta 1997

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachaelurus, Paraginglymostoma

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Egypt (3 collections), Ukraine (2), the United Kingdom (6)

• Paleocene of Morocco (2)

• Cretaceous of Jordan (1)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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