Ischyrhiza basinensis Case 1987 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

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 Ischyrhiza according to G. R. Case 1987

Sister taxa: Ischirhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza antiqua, Ischyrhiza chilensis, Ischyrhiza georgiensis, Ischyrhiza germaniae, Ischyrhiza hartenbergeri, Ischyrhiza mira, Ischyrhiza nigeriensis, Ischyrhiza schneideri, Ischyrhiza serra, Ischyrhiza texana, Ischyrhiza viaudi

Type specimen: AMNH 12111, a tooth. Its type locality is Twin Peaks, which is in a Campanian estuary/bay sandstone in the Mesaverde Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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