†Pueblocarcharias kawaikensis Bourdon et al. 2011 (sand tiger shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Full reference: J. Bourdon, K. Wright, S. G. Lucas, J. A. Spielmann, and R. Pence. 2011. Selachians from the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Hosta Tongue of the Point Lookout Sandstone, central New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 52:1-54
Belongs to Pueblocarcharias according to J. Bourdon et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMMNH P-61063, a tooth. Its type locality is NMMNH L-297, Rio Puerco, which is in a Santonian/Santonian paralic sandstone in the Point Lookout Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at NMMNH L-297, Rio Puerco
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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