Tethylamna
Extinct genus of sharks
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Tethylamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Eocene. It contains one valid species, T. dunni, and T. twiggsensis. Its fossils have been found in North America, South America, Africa, and Asia.[1][2] T. twiggsensis has also been assigned to Brachycarcharias, Lamna, and Cretalamna.[3]
| Tethylamna Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Odontaspididae |
| Genus: | †Tethylamna Cappetta & Case, 2016[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Tethylamna dunni Cappetta & Case, 2016 | |
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| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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for T. twiggsensis
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