Galeorhinus girardoti Herman 1977 (school shark)

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Belongs to Galeorhinus according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Galeorhinus cuvieri, Galeorhinus duchaussoisi, Galeorhinus falconeri, Galeorhinus galeus, Galeorhinus goncalvesi, Galeorhinus hannibali, Galeorhinus huberensis, Galeorhinus louisi, Galeorhinus mesetaensis, Galeorhinus minor, Galeorhinus minutissimus, Galeorhinus pulchellus, Galeorhinus ypresiensis, Eugaleus falconeri, Eugaleus latus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), United States (8: North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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