†Eogaleus Cappetta 1975 (requiem shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Parent taxon: Carcharinidae according to G. Marramà et al. 2018
See also Carnevale et al. 2014 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Alopiopsis, Aprionodon, Archaeogaleus, Carcharhininae, Carcharhinus, Danogaleus, Glyphis, Hypoprion, Isogomphodon, Lamiopsis, Loxodon, Misrichthys, Nasolamia, Negaprion, Physodon, Physogaleus, Prionace, Pseudabdounia, Rhizoprionodon, Scoliodon, Scoliodontinae, Triaenodon
Subtaxa: Eogaleus bolcensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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