Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias aculeatus, Galeocerdo aculeatus
Full reference: J. W. Davis. 1888. On fossil-fish remains from the Tertiary and Cretaceo-Tertiary formations of New Zealand. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society 4:1-48
Belongs to Carcharias (Prionodon) according to F. Chapman and F. A. Cudmore 1924
See also Chapman 1918, Davis 1888, Hector 1894 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Prionodon antiquus, Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens, Prionodon vonderschmitti, Prionodon tschoppi, Carcharias (Prionodon) javanus, Prionodon egertoni, Prionodon carolinensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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