†Biropristis landbecki Suárez and Cappetta 2004 (ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Full reference: M. E. Suárez and H. Cappetta. 2004. Sclerorhynchid teeth (Neoselachii, Sclerorhynchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of the Quiriquina Formation, central Chile. Revista Geológica de Chile 31(1):89-103
Belongs to Biropristis according to M. E. Suárez and H. Cappetta 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SGO-PV-800, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Algarrobo (lower Quiriquina Formation), which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Quiriquina Formation of Chile.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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