Haimirichia Vullo et al. 2016 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Haimirichiidae

Full reference: R. Vullo, G. Guinot, and G. Barbe. 2016. The first articulated specimen of the Cretaceous mackerel shark Haimirichia amonensis gen. nov. (Haimirichiidae fam. nov.) reveals a novel ecomorphological adaptation within the Lamniformes (Elasmobranchii). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14:1003-1024

Parent taxon: Haimirichiidae according to R. Vullo et al. 2016

Sister taxon: Roulletia

Subtaxa: Haimirichia amonensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (9 collections), Libya (1), Morocco (1), Spain (1), United States (10: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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