Sylvestrilamia Cappetta and Nolf 2005 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Full reference: H. Cappetta and D. Nolf. 2005. Révision de quelques Odontaspididae (Neoselachii: Lamniformes) du Paléocène et de l'Eocène du Bassin de la mer du Nord. Bulletin de l'institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 75:237-266

Parent taxon: Odontaspididae according to H. Cappetta and D. Nolf 2005

Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Glueckmanotodus, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Synodontaspis, Tethylamna

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.