Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis Arambourg 1952 (sharpnose shark)

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

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