Cristomylus nelsoni 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

Belongs to Cristomylus according to J. I. Kirkland et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Cristomylus bulldogensis, Cristomylus cifellii, Cristomylus leptostemma

Type specimen: FHSM VP 16482, a tooth

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cristomylus nelsoni in the database

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