Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes
Full reference: G. Guinot, C. J. Underwood, H. Cappetta and D. J. Ward. 2013. Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:589-671
Parent taxon: Carcharhiniformes according to G. Guinot et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Carcharhinidae, Corysodon, Florenceodontidae, Galeocerdidae, Galeocerdonidae, Hemigaleidae, Leptochariidae, Proscylliidae, Pseudoscyliorhinidae, Pseudotriakidae, Pterolamiops, Scyliorhinidae, Sphyrnidae, Triakidae
Subtaxa: Platyrhizodon barbei Platyrhizodon gracilis
Type: Platyrhizodon gracilis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (3 collections), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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