Parent taxon: Lamniformes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acutalamna, Alopiidae, Anacoracidae, Aquilolamnidae, Archaeolamnidae, Carchariidae, Carchariolamna, Cardabiodontidae, Cetorhinidae, Cretoxyrhinidae, Eoptolamnidae, Haimirichiidae, Hybodus dispar, Lamna (Odontaspis) ornata, Lamnidae, Megachasmidae, Mitsukurinidae, Odontaspididae, Orthodon, Otodontidae, Palaeocarcharias, Paraisuridae, Pseudisurus, Pseudocarcharidae, Pseudocarchariidae, Pseudocoracidae, Pseudoisurus tomosus, Pseudoscapanorhynchidae, Serratolamnidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of France (1), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (7)
• Paleocene of Morocco (1)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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