Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combinations: Anacorax pristodontus, Corax pristodontus, Galeocerdo pristiodontus, Galeus pristodontus
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64
Belongs to Squalicorax according to Y. Salama et al. 2021
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1839, Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Applegate 1970, Bogan and Agnolin 2010, Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Corral 1999, Case 1979, Casier 1958, Corral et al. 2016, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Hoganson et al. 2019, Jagt et al. 2006, Maury 1930, Miller 1967, Rapp 1946, Shimada and Cicimurri 2006, Siverson 1997, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkevichiusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Anacorax kugleri, Corax planus, Corax jaekeli, Corax maximus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (2), Brazil (2), Bulgaria (1), Egypt (3), France (2), Germany (1), Israel (6), Jordan (4), Lithuania (1), Madagascar (1), Morocco (5), the Netherlands (2), South Africa (1), Spain (3), Syria (8), United States (45: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 89 collections including 90 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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