†Squatigaleus Cappetta 1982 (hound shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Parent taxon: Triakidae according to A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta 1997
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Archaeotriakis, Galeorhininae, Galeorhinus, Hypogaleus, Mustelus, Pachygaleus, Palaeogaleus, Palaeotriakis, Paratriakis, Triakinae, Triakini, Triakis, Xystrogaleus
Subtaxa: Squatigaleus atlasi
Type: Squatigaleus atlasi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Morocco (4 collections), Syria (2), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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