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From the album: Sharks
An early Lamnid (family that includes the modern great white and mako sharks) from Central Kazakhstan. Some consider this genus to be ancestral to Carcharodon or both Carcharodon and Isurus. The latter is a tempting hypothesis since molecular clock studies place the last common ancestor of the great white and makos in this time. -
From the album: Sharks
Macrorhizodus praecursor Extinct Mako shark Samlat Fm., Ad-Dakhla, Western Sahara This is one of the last common ancestors to the lineages that spawned the modern Great White and Mako.-
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Isurus praecursor/ Macrorhizodus praecursor
BellamyBlake posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Are Isurus praecursor and Macrorhizodus praecursor synonyms? I have conflicting accounts on this and would like clarification please. Thank you, Bellamy- 7 replies
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