Microcorax Cappetta and Case 1975 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307

Parent taxon: Anacoracidae according to K. Shimada et al. 2006

See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Galeocorax, Nanocorax, Paracorax, Scindocorax, Squalicorax

Subtaxa: Microcorax crassus

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Type: Microcorax crassus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Israel (1 collection), United States (2: Colorado, Texas)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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