Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combinations: Corax curvatus, Praeptychocorax curvatus
Belongs to Squalicorax according to A. M. Salvino et al. 2025
See also Biriukov 2018, Cappetta et al. 2014, Cappetta and Case 1999, Cicimurri 2001, Cicimurri 2001, Glikman 1980, Hay 1902, Juranek and Shimada 2025, Lucas et al. 2000, Nagrodski et al. 2012, Shimada and Martin 2008, Shimada et al. 2006, Siverson 1996 and Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax adruptodontus, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax dalinkeviciusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax incisus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax kugleri, Squalicorax laevis, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax minor, Squalicorax mississippiensis, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax sagisicus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Microanacorax praeyangaensis, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Anacorax santonicus, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax kugleri, Corax jaekeli, Corax kaupi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), Canada (1: Saskatchewan), the Russian Federation (2), United States (29: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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