†Mennerotodus Zhelezko 1994 (sand tiger shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Parent taxon: Odontaspididae according to E. V. Popov et al. 2024
See also Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Glueckmanotodus, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Synodontaspis, Tethylamna
Subtaxa: Mennerotodus glueckmani
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections), United States (1: Alabama)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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