Paraorthacodus andersoni Case 1978 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae

Alternative combination: Synechodus andersoni

Synonym: Synechodus striatus Case 1978

Full reference: G. R. Case. 1978. A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(Lfg. 1-6):176-205

Belongs to Paraorthacodus according to P. L. Jambura et al. 2024

See also Case 1978, Hoganson et al. 2019 and Siverson 1992

Sister taxa: Paraorthacodus arduennae, Paraorthacodus conicus, Paraorthacodus eocaenus, Paraorthacodus hesbayensis, Paraorthacodus jurensis, Paraorthacodus kruckowi, Paraorthacodus recurvus, Paraorthacodus rossi

Type specimens:

  • Paraorthacodus andersoni: MTA 4, a tooth
  • Synechodus striatus: MTA 6, a tooth.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection), Sweden (4), United States (4: Montana, North Dakota)

Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences

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