†Paracestracion pectinatus Guinot et al. 2014 (bullhead shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Full reference: G. Guinot, H. Cappetta, and S. Adnet. 2014. A rare elasmobranch assemblage from the Valanginian (Lower Cretaceous) of southern France. Cretaceous Research 48:54-84
Belongs to Paracestracion according to G. Guinot et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Paracestracion bellis, Paracestracion falcifer, Paracestracion sarstedensis, Paracestracion viohli
Type specimen: University of Montpellier VAL 156, a tooth. Its type locality is Mas d’Antrigoule farm, La Cadière-et-Cambo, which is in a Valanginian offshore shelf marl in France.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mas d’Antrigoule farm, La Cadière-et-Cambo
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