†Archaeotriakis ornatus Case 1987 (hound shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Full reference: G. R. Case. 1987. A new selachian fauna from the late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 197(Lfg. 1-3):1-37
Belongs to Archaeotriakis according to T. D. Cook et al. 2017
See also Case 1987
Sister taxon: Archaeotriakis rochelleae
Type specimen: AMNH 12093, a tooth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (3: Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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