Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combination: Lamna twiggsensis
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1981. Late Eocene Selachians from South-Central Georgia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 176(Lfg. 1-3):52-79
Belongs to Brachycarcharias according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Case 1981
Sister taxa: Brachycarcharias atlasi, Brachycarcharias koerti, Brachycarcharias lerichei, Brachycarcharias mississippiensis
Type specimen: USNM 32506, a tooth. Its type locality is Huber Kaolin Quarry, which is in an Eocene marine claystone in the Jacksonian Formation of Georgia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (1 collection), United States (3: Alabama, Georgia)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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