Onchopristis dunklei McNulty and Slaughter 1962 (elasmobranch)

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

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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

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