†Squatigaleus grandjeani Cappetta 1991 (hound shark)
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Euselachii - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Full reference: H. Cappetta. 1991. Découverte de nouvelles faunes de sélaciens (Neoselachii) dans les phosphates maastrichtiens de la Mer Rouge, Egypte. Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Reihe A, Geologie und Paläontologie 19:17-56
Belongs to Squatigaleus according to H. Cappetta 1991
Sister taxa: Squatigaleus atlasi, Squatigaleus carinatus, Squatigaleus sulphurensis, Squatigaleus vianeyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Abu Ahmed, Safaga, which is in a Maastrichtian marine phosphorite in Egypt
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Egypt (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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