Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Alternative combination: Lissodus selachos
Full reference: R. Estes. 1964. Fossil vertebrates from the Late Cretaceous Lance Formation, eastern Wyoming. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 49:1-187
Belongs to Lonchidion according to T. A. Gates et al. 2019
See also Bryant 1989, Estes 1964, Herman 1977, Rees and Underwood 2002, Schubert et al. 2017 and Thurmond 1971
Sister taxa: Lonchidion anitae, Lonchidion babulskii, Lonchidion breve, Lonchidion crenulatum, Lonchidion cristatum, Lonchidion delsatei, Lonchidion derenzii, Lonchidion ferganensis, Lonchidion griffisi, Lonchidion heterodon, Lonchidion humblei, Lonchidion indicus, Lonchidion inflexum, Lonchidion khoratensis, Lonchidion marocensis, Lonchidion microselachos, Lonchidion monteschi, Lonchidion selachas, Lonchidion striatum, Lonchidion weltoni
Type specimen: UCMP 53897. Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (58: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 59 collections including 60 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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