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 ~37.2–2.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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

Distribution

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

Eocene

• Kithar Formation, Pakistan
• Jacksonian Formation, Georgia, United States

Miocene

• Punta Judas Formation, Costa Rica
• Bolognano Formation, Italy
• Blue Clay Formation and Globigerina Limestone, Malta
• Portugal
• Dam Formation, Saudi Arabia
• Cantaure Formation, Venezuela

Pliocene

• Onzole Formation, Ecuador