†Cretorectolobus olsoni Case 1978 (wobbegong)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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