†Tethylamna Cappetta and Case 2016 (sand tiger shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Parent taxon: Odontaspidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Glueckmanotodus, Hispidaspis, Hypotodus, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Synodontaspis
Subtaxa: Tethylamna dunni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: Alabama collections), Western Sahara (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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