†Cretascymnus westfalicus Muller and Schollmann 1989 (sleeper shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Somniosidae
Belongs to Cretascymnus according to I. Feichtinger et al. 2025
See also Thies and Müller 1993
Sister taxa: Cretascymnus adonis, Cretascymnus beauryi, Cretascymnus quimbalaensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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