†Megactenopetalus David 1944 (chimaera)
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Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae
Full reference: L. R. David. 1944. A Permian shark from the Grand Canyon. Journal of Paleontology 18(1):90-93
Parent taxon: Pristodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010
See also David 1944, Hansen 1978, Lund 1989, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981
Sister taxa: Calopodus, Davodus, Peripristis, Petalorhynchus, Pristodus, Siksika, Diodontopsodus, Hoplodus
Subtaxa: Megactenopetalus kaibabanus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Bolivia (1 collection), China (2), United States (6: Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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