†Cretodus crassidens Dixon 1850 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Alternative combination: Oxyrhina crassidens
Full reference: F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex xvi-422
Belongs to Cretodus according to K. N. Bice and K. Shimada 2016
See also Cappetta and Case 1999, Dixon 1850, Schwimmer et al. 2002, Shimada 2006 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Cretodus houghtonorum, Cretodus longiplicatus, Cretodus semiplicatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (7: Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Utah collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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