Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Full reference: M. Siversson and T. D. Cook. 2018. Taxonomic names, in Anacoracid sharks and calcareous nannofossil stratigraphy of the mid-Cretaceous 'upper' Gearle Siltstone and Haycock Marl in the lower Murchison River area, Western Australia. Alcheringa 43:85-113
Belongs to Squalicorax according to M. Siversson and T. D. Cook 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 maximus, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax minor, Squalicorax mississippiensis, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax sagisicus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Corax kaupi, Corax jaekeli, Anacorax kugleri, Anacorax plicatus, Anacorax papulovi, Anacorax santonicus, Palaeoanacorax pamiricus, Palaeoanacorax intermedius, Paraanacorax obruchevi, Microanacorax praeyangaensis
Type specimen: WAM 17.8.23, a tooth. Its type locality is Thirindine Point east (73.5 kg sample), which is in a Cenomanian coastal claystone in the Haycock Marl Formation of Australia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (7 collections), Canada (2: Alberta)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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