Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combination: Corax baharijensis
Full reference: E. Stromer. 1927. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman) 9. Die Plagiostomen, mit einem Anhang über käno- und mesozoische Rückenflossenstacheln von Elasmobranchiern. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung 31(5):1-64
Belongs to Squalicorax according to C. J. Underwood et al. 2011
See also Cappetta and Case 1999, Shimada et al. 2006, Slaughter and Thurmond 1974, Stromer 1927, Vullo et al. 2007 and Werner 1989
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkevichiusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Anacorax kugleri, Corax maximus, Corax planus, Corax jaekeli
Type specimen: BSP 1912 VIII 35, a tooth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (8 collections), France (3), India (1), Kazakhstan (1), Spain (1), United States (2: Minnesota, Texas)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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