Negaprion eurybathrodon

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Negaprion eurybathrodon
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Pliocene
~37.2–2.6  Ma
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
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
Pliocene

References

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