Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Full reference: G. Guinot and J. D. Carrillo-Briceño. 2018. Lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Venezuela. Cretaceous Research 82:1-20
Belongs to Squalicorax according to G. Guinot and J. D. Carrillo-Briceño 2018
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkevichiusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Anacorax kugleri, Corax planus, Corax maximus, Corax jaekeli
Type specimen: MBLUZ P-432-C, a tooth. Its type locality is La Luna Quarry, which is in a Cenomanian offshore lime mudstone in the La Luna Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at La Luna Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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