Chondrichthyes - Euselachii - Anachronistidae
Alternative combination: Anachronistes fordi
Full reference: C. J. Duffin and D. J. Ward. 1983. Neoselachian sharks' teeth from the Lower Carboniferous of Britain and the Lower Permian of the USA. Palaeontology 26(1):93-110
Belongs to Cooleyella according to M. B. Koot et al. 2013
See also Duffin et al. 1996 and Duffin and Ward 1983
Sister taxa: Cooleyella amazonensis, Cooleyella cuspidata, Cooleyella duffini, Cooleyella peculiaris, Cooleyella quadrilobata, Cooleyella quinqueloba, Cooleyella simplex, Cooleyella spatulata
Type specimen: BMNH P.60670, a tooth. Its type locality is Steeplehouse Quarry, Bolehill, Wirksworth, which is in an Asbian/Brigantian carbonate limestone/shale in the Cawdor Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of Oman (2 collections), the Russian Federation (3)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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