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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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