Scapanorhynchus elongatus Woodward 1889 (goblin shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1 1-613

Belongs to Scapanorhynchus according to A. S. Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Scapanorhynchus lewisi, Scapanorhynchus minimus, Scapanorhynchus perssoni, Scapanorhynchus praeraphiodon, Scapanorhynchus puercoensis, Scapanorhynchus rapax, Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon, Scapanorhynchus subulatus, Scapanorhynchus tenuis, Scapanorhynchus texanus, Scapanorhynchus trigeri

Type specimen: BMNH P.4774, a partial skeleton

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scapanorhynchus elongatus in the database

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