†Scapanorhynchus elongatus Woodward 1889 (goblin shark)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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