†Scyliorhinotheca goederti Kiel et al. 2013 (cat shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Full reference: S. Kiel, J. Peckmann, and K. Simon. 2013. Catshark Egg Capsules from a Late Eocene Deep-Water Methane-Seep Deposit in Western Washington State, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(1):77-84
Belongs to Scyliorhinotheca according to S. Kiel et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 544321, an egg (egg case). Its type locality is LACMIP 5802 Bear Creek, which is in a Priabonian marine limestone in Washington.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at LACMIP 5802 Bear Creek
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