Atlanticopristis equatorialis Pereira and Medeiros 2008 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes

Full reference: A. A. Pereira and M. A. Medeiros. 2008. A new sclerorhynchiform (Elsamobranchii) from the middle Cretaceous of Brazil. Revista Brasileira De Paleontologia 11(3):207-212

Belongs to Atlanticopristis according to A. A. Pereira and M. A. Medeiros 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CPHNAMA-VT 1174, a tooth. Its type locality is Laje do Coringa, Ilha do Cajual, which is in a Cenomanian estuary/bay sandstone/conglomerate in the Alcântara Formation of Brazil.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Laje do Coringa, Ilha do Cajual

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