Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Full reference: G. R. Case and H. Cappetta. 1997. A new selachian fauna from the Late Maastrichtian of Texas (Upper Cretaceous/Navarroan; Kemp Formation). Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, Reihe A, Geologie und Paläontologie 34:131-189
Belongs to Squatigaleus according to G. R. Case and H. Cappetta 1997
Sister taxa: Squatigaleus atlasi, Squatigaleus carinatus, Squatigaleus grandjeani, Squatigaleus vianeyi
Type specimen: AMNH 12181, a tooth. Its type locality is South Sulphur River, Commerce, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at South Sulphur River, Commerce
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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