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Galeocerdo latidens

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Extinct species of shark

Galeocerdo latidens
Temporal range: Paleocene-Middle miocene 59.2–11.608 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Tooth of G. latidens in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in Leiden.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Galeocerdonidae
Genus: Galeocerdo
Species: G. latidens
Binomial name
Galeocerdo latidens
Agassiz, 1835
Synonyms

Galeocerdo latidens is extinct species of tiger shark, that lived during in Paleocene and Middle Miocene periods, from 59.2 to 11.608 millions years ago. The species lived in North America, Europe, Africa, and Russia.

Taxonomy

G. latidens was first described by Louis Agassiz in 1835. Due to similarities in morphology, some authors have suggested synonymising G. latidens and Galeocerdo eaglesomei. Although the latter name was described later, it has been suggested to treat G. latidens as a nomen dubium since neither the locality nor the horizon are known.

References

  1. "Galeocerdo latidens (Agassiz, 1835)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  3. Agassiz, Louis (1835). Recherches sur les poissons fossiles. Vol. 3. Neuchatel: Petitpierre.
  4. Ebersole, Jun A.; Cicimurri, David J.; Stringer, Gary L. (2019-12-06). "Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths". European Journal of Taxonomy (585): 99–105. doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.585. ISSN 2118-9773.
  5. Türtscher, Julia; López-Romero, Faviel A.; Jambura, Patrick L.; Kindlimann, René; Ward, David J.; Kriwet, Jürgen (2021). "Evolution, diversity, and disparity of the tiger shark lineage Galeocerdo in deep time". Paleobiology. 47 (4): 574–590. doi:10.1017/pab.2021.6. ISSN 0094-8373. PMC 7612061. PMID 34866693.
Taxon identifiers
Galeocerdo latidens
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