Negaprion 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]

Negaprion eurybathrodon
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Pliocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Negaprion
Species:
N. eurybathrodon
Binomial name
Negaprion eurybathrodon
Blake 1862
Synonyms

Lamna eurybathrodon

Distribution

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

Eocene
Miocene
Pliocene

References

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


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