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.[1] The species lived in North America, Europe, Africa, and Russia.[2]
| Galeocerdo latidens Temporal range: Paleocene-Middle miocene
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| Tooth of G. latidens in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in Leiden. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Galeocerdonidae |
| Genus: | Galeocerdo |
| Species: | G. latidens
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| Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz, 1835
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Taxonomy
editG. latidens was first described by Louis Agassiz in 1835.[2][3] 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.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Galeocerdo latidens (Agassiz, 1835)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ a b "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ Agassiz, Louis (1835). Recherches sur les poissons fossiles. Vol. 3. Neuchatel: Petitpierre.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.