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, 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 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, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax santonicus, Corax jaekeli, Corax kaupi, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Microanacorax praeyangaensis
Type specimen: AMU-CURS-897, a tooth. Its type locality is Cementos Andinos quarry (29-37 m above base), which is in a Cenomanian offshore shale in the La Luna Formation of Venezuela.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cementos Andinos quarry (29-37 m above base)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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