Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae
Alternative combination: Synechodus andersoni
Synonym: Synechodus striatus Case 1978
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1978. A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(Lfg. 1-6):176-205
Belongs to Paraorthacodus according to P. L. Jambura et al. 2024
See also Case 1978, Hoganson et al. 2019 and Siverson 1992
Sister taxa: Paraorthacodus arduennae, Paraorthacodus conicus, Paraorthacodus eocaenus, Paraorthacodus hesbayensis, Paraorthacodus jurensis, Paraorthacodus kruckowi, Paraorthacodus recurvus, Paraorthacodus rossi
Type specimens:
- Paraorthacodus andersoni: MTA 4, a tooth
- Synechodus striatus: MTA 6, a tooth.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (1 collection), Sweden (4), United States (4: Montana, North Dakota)
Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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