Cosmopolitodus plicatilis Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Alternative combinations: Carcharodon plicatilis, Isurus plicatilis

Belongs to Cosmopolitodus according to W. Landini et al. 2019

See also Cione et al. 2012

Sister taxon: Cosmopolitodus xiphodon

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Panama (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Panama (1), Peru (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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