Xystracanthus giganteus Waagen 1880 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes

Full reference: W. H. Waagen. 1880. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part II. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(2):73-183

Belongs to Xystracanthus according to W. H. Waagen 1880

Sister taxa: Physonemus arcuatus, Physonemus asper, Physonemus carinatus, Physonemus gemmatus, Physonemus gigas, Physonemus gigii, Physonemus hamuspiscatorius, Physonemus mirabilis, Physonemus pandatus, Physonemus stellatus, Physonemus striatus, Physonemus subteres, Batacanthus baculiformis, Batacanthus necis, Batacanthus stellatus, Xystracanthus anceps, Xystracanthus acinaciformis, Xystracanthus mirabilis, Xystracanthus major, Xystracanthus gracilis, Xystracanthus reversus, Gnathacanthus triangularis, Gnathacanthus striatus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bilot, uppermost Productus Limestone, Khisor Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bilot, uppermost Productus Limestone, Khisor Range

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