Ischyrhiza mira Leidy 1856 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Alternative combination: Onchosaurus (Ischyrhiza) mirus

Belongs to Ischyrhiza according to L. Nelson et al. 2025

See also Arambourg 1940, Beavan and Russell 1999, Becker et al. 2006, Bice and Shimada 2016, Bourdon et al. 2011, Cappetta 1987, Cappetta and Case 1975, Case 1978, Case 1979, Case 1987, Case 1991, Case and Cappetta 1997, Case et al. 2017, Case et al. 2019, Case and Schwimmer 1988, Case et al. 2001, Cicimurri et al. 2014, Hay 1902, Johnson and Lucas 2003, Leidy 1860, Maisch et al. 2021, Manning and Dockery 1992, Miller 1967, Peng et al. 2001, Rapp 1946, Schubert et al. 2017, Spielmann et al. 2009, Storer and Johnson 1974, Suárez and Cappetta 2004, Thurmond and Jones 1981, Williamson et al. 1989, Wolberg 1985 and Wolberg 1985

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

Subtaxa: Ischyrhiza mira schneideri

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (1: New Jersey collection)

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)

• Cretaceous of Canada (10: Alberta), United States (80: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 92 collections each including a single occurrence

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