Cristomylus Kirkland et al. 2013 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Batoidea

Full reference: J. I. Kirkland, J. G. Brinkman, and D. B. Brinkman. 2013. Elasmobranchs from Upper Cretaceous freshwater facies in southern Utah. At the Top of the Grand Staircase: The Late Cretaceous of Southern Utah 153-194

Parent taxon: Rhinobatoidea according to J. I. Kirkland et al. 2013

Sister taxon: Engaibatis

Subtaxa: Cristomylus bulldogensis Cristomylus cifellii Cristomylus leptostemma Cristomylus nelsoni

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Type: Cristomylus nelsoni

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (8: Colorado, Montana, Utah collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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