†Nanocorax crassus Cappetta and Case 1975 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Alternative combination: Microcorax crassus
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307
Belongs to Nanocorax according to H. Cappetta et al. 2014
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999 and Shimada et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Nanocorax microserratodon
Type specimen: Its type locality is Amon Carter Airfield (ACA), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Lewisville Formation of Texas
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Colorado, Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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