Biology:Negaprion eurybathrodon

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Short description: Extinct species of shark

Negaprion eurybathrodon
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Pliocene
~37.2–2.6 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Negaprion
Species:
N. eurybathrodon
Binomial name
Negaprion eurybathrodon
Blake 1862
Synonyms

Lamna eurybathrodon

Negaprion eurybathrodon is an extinct species of lemon shark, which existed globally from the Late Eocene to the Pliocene.[1] It was described by Blake in 1862.[2]

Distribution

Fossils of Negaprion eurybathrodon have been found in:[1]

Eocene
Miocene
  • Punta Judas Formation, Costa Rica
  • Bolognano Formation, Italy
  • Blue Clay Formation and Globigerina Limestone, Malta
  • Portugal
  • Dam Formation, Saudi Arabia
  • Cantaure Formation, Venezuela
Pliocene

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Negaprion eurybathrodon at Fossilworks.org
  2. Tertiary research, Volumes 12-13, by the Tertiary Research Group (Great Britain), 1990.

Wikidata ☰ Q6987106 entry