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The Sliteye shark, Loxodon macrorhinus MÜLLER & HENLE, 1839,
like the modern Hemipristis elongata is currently only found in the
Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. Judging from its teeth the fossil
Loxodon may have been slightly larger than its modern
counterpart which reaches slightly less than a meter in length.
It is an uncommon element in the Pungo River formation.
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Fig. 1 - Loxodon sp
Upper anterior (top left & right);
Upper lateral (middle);
Lower anterior (bottom left & right);
Largest specimen 9 mm slant height |
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