Haimirichia Vullo et al. 2016 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Haimirichiidae

Full reference: R. Vullo, G. Guinot, and G. Barbe. 2016. The first articulated specimen of the Cretaceous mackerel shark Haimirichia amonensis gen. nov. (Haimirichiidae fam. nov.) reveals a novel ecomorphological adaptation within the Lamniformes (Elasmobranchii). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14:1003-1024

Parent taxon: Haimirichiidae according to J. K. Juranek and K. Shimada 2025

See also Vullo et al. 2016

Sister taxon: Roulletia

Subtaxa: Haimirichia amonensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Angola (2 collections), France (11), Japan (2), Libya (1), Morocco (2), Nigeria (1), Spain (1), United States (20: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Utah)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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