Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combinations: Corax yangaensis, Microanacorax yangaensis
Belongs to Squalicorax according to Y. Salama et al. 2021
See also Antunes and Cappetta 2002, Bourdon et al. 2011, Cicimurri et al. 2014, Dartevelle and Casier 1943, Glikman 1980 and Schubert et al. 2017
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 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, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Corax kaupi, Corax jaekeli, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax santonicus, Microanacorax praeyangaensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (5 collections), Egypt (1), Syria (2), United States (6: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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