Ptychodus altior Agassiz 1835 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64

Belongs to Ptychodus according to M. Amadori et al. 2023

See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1839 and Leidy 1873

Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus articulatus, Ptychodus belluccii, Ptychodus concentricus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus elevatus, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mahakalensis, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus martini, Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus occidentalis, Ptychodus papillosus, Ptychodus parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlottheimii, Ptychodus whipplei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Denmark (1 collection), Ukraine (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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