†Schizorhiza Weiler 1930 (ray)
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Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Parent taxon: Schizorhizinae according to G. Guinot et al. 2023
See also Arambourg 1940, Cappetta 1987, Kirkland and Aguillón-Martínez 2002, Sepkoski 2002, Suárez and Cappetta 2004 and Tabaste 1963
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Schizorhiza stromeri Schizorhiza weileri
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Mali (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Jordan (2), Mali (1), Mexico (2), Morocco (3), Niger (3), Syria (4), United States (2: North Carolina, South Carolina)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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