Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Alternative combination: Hybodus butleri
Full reference: J. T. Thurmond. 1971. Cartilaginous fishes of the Trinity Group and related rocks (Lower Cretaceous) of north central Texas. Southeastern Geology 13:207-227
Belongs to Meristodonoides according to C. J. Underwood and S. L. Cumbaa 2010
See also Thurmond 1971 and Williamson et al. 1989
Sister taxa: Meristodonoides montanensis, Meristodonoides novojerseyensis, Meristodonoides rajkovichi
Type specimen: SMU 62150, a tooth. Its type locality is Butler Farm, which is in an Aptian/Albian terrestrial claystone in the Antlers Formation of Texas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (7: Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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