†Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis Arambourg 1952 (sharpnose shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Rhizoprionodon gantourensis, Scoliodon ganntourensis
Belongs to Rhizoprionodon according to S. Boulemia and S. Adnet 2023
See also Ebersole et al. 2019 and Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
Sister taxa: Rhizoprionodon lalandii, Rhizoprionodon longurio, Rhizoprionodon taxandriae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Morocco (6 collections), Togo (1), Ukraine (1), United States (8: Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina), Uzbekistan (1)
• Paleocene of Algeria (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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