Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes - Squalidae
Alternative combination: Protosqualus argentinensis
Full reference: S. Bogan, F. L. Agnolin, and F. E. Novas. 2016. New selachian records from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Patagonia: paleobiogeographical implications and the description of a new taxon. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(3):e1105235:1-9
Belongs to Squalus according to H. Cappetta et al. 2019
See also Bogan et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Squalus acanthias, Squalus alsaticus, Squalus ballingsloevensis, Squalus balsvikensis, Squalus blainvillei, Squalus chiconis, Squalus crenatidens, Squalus gabrielsoni, Squalus huntensis, Squalus megalops, Squalus minor, Squalus nicholsae, Squalus perlo, Squalus philippi, Squalus smithi, Squalus sorrakowah, Squalus stehlini, Squalus suckleyi, Squalus vondermarcki, Squalus weltoni, Squalus woodburnei, Squalus worlandensis, Biforisodus, Acanthias depauwi, Acanthias geelongensis
Type specimen: MPM 10023, a tooth (anterolateral tooth). Its type locality is El Calafate airport, which is in a Maastrichtian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone/conglomerate in the Calafate Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at El Calafate airport
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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