†Bethacanthus insolitus Zangerl 1990 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Symmoriidae
Full reference: R. Zangerl. 1990. Two new Stethacanthid sharks (Stethacanthidae, Symmoriida) from the Pennsylvanian of Indiana, USA. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 213:115-141
Belongs to Bethacanthus according to R. Zangerl 1990
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PF2694, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Bethel Church Excello Shale, Pike County, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Carbondale Formation of Indiana.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bethel Church Excello Shale, Pike County
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