Cretorectolobus olsoni Case 1978 (wobbegong)

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Synonym: Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus Case 1978

Full reference: G. R. Case. 1978. A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(Lfg. 1-6):176-205

Belongs to Cretorectolobus according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019

See also Biddle 1993, Case 1978 and Siverson 1995

Sister taxa: Cretorectolobus doylei, Cretorectolobus gracilis, Cretorectolobus robustus

Type specimens:

  • Cretorectolobus olsoni: MTA 9, a tooth
  • Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus: MTA 8, a tooth.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (29: Montana, North Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 31 collections including 36 occurrences

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