†Ankistrorhynchus washakiensis Case 1987 (elasmobranch)
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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 Ankistrorhynchus according to G. R. Case 1987
Sister taxa: Ankistrorhynchus lonzeensis, Ankystrorhynchus major
Type specimen: AMNH 12113, a tooth. Its type locality is Hidden Dome Blowout, which is in a Campanian estuary/bay sandstone in the Mesaverde Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hidden Dome Blowout
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