Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Full reference: J. Kriwet. 2008. Anew species of extinct bullhead sharks, Paracestracion viohli sp. nov. (Neoselachii, Heterodontiformes), from the Upper Jurassic of South Germany. Acta Geologica Polonica 58(2):235-241
Belongs to Paracestracion according to J. Kriwet 2008
Sister taxa: Paracestracion bellis, Paracestracion falcifer, Paracestracion pectinatus, Paracestracion sarstedensis
Type specimen: JM Scha 728, a partial skeleton (anterior part of body with dentition). Its type locality is Stark Quarry, Schamhaupten, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone/bindstone in the Painten Formation of Germany.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Stark Quarry, Schamhaupten
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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