Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 (ray)

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Onchosaurus (Ischyrhiza) mirus

Belongs to Ischyrhiza according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2021

See also Arambourg 1940, Bice and Shimada 2016, Bourdon et al. 2011, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Case 1975, Case 1978, Case 1979, Case 1991, Case and Schwimmer 1988, Hay 1902, Leidy 1860, Miller 1967, Peng et al. 2001, Rapp 1946, Storer and Johnson 1974, Suárez and Cappetta 2004, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Williamson et al. 1989

Sister taxa: Ischirhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza antiqua, Ischyrhiza avonicola, Ischyrhiza chilensis, Ischyrhiza germaniae, Ischyrhiza hartenbergeri, Ischyrhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza schneideri, Ischyrhiza serra, Ischyrhiza texana, Ischyrhiza viaudi

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of Canada (7: Alberta), United States (72: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 81 collections each including a single occurrence

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