Squalicorax baharijensis Stromer 1927 (crow shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Alternative combination: Corax baharijensis

Full reference: E. Stromer. 1927. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharîje-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman) 9. Die Plagiostomen, mit einem Anhang über käno- und mesozoische Rückenflossenstacheln von Elasmobranchiern. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung 31(5):1-64

Belongs to Squalicorax according to J. A. Spielmann et al. 2011

See also Cappetta and Case 1999, Case 2001, Shimada et al. 2006, Siverson et al. 2007, Slaughter and Thurmond 1974, Stromer 1927, Underwood et al. 2011, Vullo et al. 2007, Weiler 1964 and Werner 1989

Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax adruptodontus, Squalicorax africanus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax curvatus, 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, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax santonicus, Anacorax kugleri, Microanacorax praeyangaensis, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Corax kaupi, Corax jaekeli

Type specimen: BSP 1912 VIII 35, a tooth

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (8 collections), France (3), India (1), Kazakhstan (1), Spain (1), United States (4: Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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