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 africanus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax bassanii, Squalicorax bazzii, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkeviciusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax dubius, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax incisus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax kugleri, Squalicorax laevis, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax minor, Squalicorax mississippiensis, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax sagisicus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Microanacorax praeyangaensis, Corax jaekeli, Corax kaupi, Anacorax santonicus, Anacorax plicatus, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax papulovi, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus
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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