Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Synonym: Sechmetia cruciformis Werner 1989
Belongs to Onchopristis according to A. M. Salvino et al. 2025
See also Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Case 1999, Case 2001, Cicimurri 2000, Cuny et al. 2004, Juranek and Shimada 2025, Keyes 1977, Kriwet 1999, Landemaine 1991, Shimada and Martin 2008, Thurmond 1971, Werner 1989 and Williamson et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Onchopristis numidus, Onchopristis pharao
Subtaxa: Onchopristis dunklei dunklei Onchopristis dunklei praecursor
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (6 collections), Spain (1), Tunisia (1), United States (15: Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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