Jaekelotodus robusta Leriche 1905 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Alternative combinations: Jaekelotodus robustus, Odontaspis (Synodontaspis) robusta, Odontaspis robusta

Belongs to Jaekelotodus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019

See also Cappetta and Nolf 2005, Casier 1946 and Cassier 1966

Sister taxa: Jaekelotodus africanus, Jaekelotodus bagualensis, Jaekelotodus trigonalis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of the United Kingdom (3 collections), United States (7: Alabama)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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