†Hemipristis curvatus Dames 1883 (ground shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carchariniformes - Hemigaleidae
Belongs to Hemipristis according to Dames 1883
See also Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Hemipristis elongata, Hemipristis heteropleurus, Hemipristis lavigniensis, Hemipristis paucidens, Hemipristis wyattdurhami
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Oman (1 collection)
• Eocene of Egypt (2), United States (7: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina), Western Sahara (3)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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