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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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