†Pseudocorax granti Cappetta and Case 1975 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae
Synonym: Pseudocorax primulus Müller and Diedrich 1991
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307
Belongs to Pseudocorax according to H. Cappetta and G. R. Case 1999
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Case 1991, Siverson 1996 and Siverson 1997
Sister taxa: Pseudocorax affinis, Pseudocorax duchaussoisi, Pseudocorax kindlimanni, Pseudocorax laevis
Type specimens:
- Pseudocorax granti: Its type locality is North Sulphur River at Ladonia (NSR), which is in a Campanian carbonate marl in the Taylor Marl Formation of Texas
- Pseudocorax primulus: Nr. 12 496. Its type locality is Ascheloh, which is in a Cenomanian marine limestone in Germany.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (1 collection), Israel (1), United States (9: Delaware, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, Texas)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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