Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae
Belongs to Ptychodus according to K. Shimada et al. 2009
See also Hay 1902, Leidy 1873, Shimada and Martin 2008 and Shimada et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus altior, 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 papillosus, Ptychodus parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlottheimii, Ptychodus whipplei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (11: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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