Ischyrhiza Leidy 1856

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Alternative spellings: Ischirhiza, Onchosaurus (Ischyrhiza)

Parent taxon: Sclerorhynchidae according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2021

See also Arambourg 1940, Bice and Shimada 2016, Bourdon et al. 2011, Bryant 1989, Cappetta 1973, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999, Case 1978, Case 1979, Case 1991, Case and Schwimmer 1988, Cicimurri 2003, Cicimurri et al. 2014, Estes 1964, Estes and Berberian 1970, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Hoganson et al. 2019, Leidy 1860, Miller 1967, Nessov 1997, Otero et al. 2013, Pearson et al. 2002, Peng et al. 2001, Rapp 1946, Sepkoski 2002, Storer and Johnson 1974, Suárez and Cappetta 2004, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Uyeno and Hasegawa 1986

Sister taxa: Agaleorhynchus, Ankistrorhynchus, Baharipristis, Biropristis, Borodinopristis, Celtipristis, Ctenopristis, Dalpiazia, Ganopristis, Libanopristis, Marckgrafia, Micropristis, Onchopristis, Onchosaurus, Plicatopristis, Pucapristis, Renpetia, Schizorhizinae, Sclerorhynchus

Subtaxa: Ischirhiza nigeriensis Ischyrhiza antiqua Ischyrhiza avonicola Ischyrhiza chilensis Ischyrhiza germaniae Ischyrhiza hartenbergeri Ischyrhiza mira Ischyrhiza nigeriensis Ischyrhiza schneideri Ischyrhiza serra Ischyrhiza texana Ischyrhiza viaudi

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Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (2: Montana, New Jersey collections)

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

• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), Bolivia (2), Canada (8: Alberta), Chile (7), France (1), Mexico (1), Niger (4), Peru (1), United States (100: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming), Uzbekistan (2)

Total: 130 collections including 158 occurrences

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