Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae
Synonyms: Gigantichthys Dames 1887, Titanichthys Dames 1887
Full reference: P. Gervais. 1852. Zoologie et Paléontologie Françaises (Animaux Vertébrés) ou Nouvelles Recherches sur les Animaux Vivants et Fossiles de la France [French Zoology and Paleontology (Vertebrate Animals) or New Research on the Living and Fossil Animals of France] 1–3:1-274+
Parent taxon: Sclerorhynchidae according to J. C. Corral et al. 2012
See also Arambourg 1940, Bourdon et al. 2011, Cappetta 1987, Gervais 1852, Gervais 1853, Jordan 1963, Sepkoski 2002, Suárez and Cappetta 2004 and Tabaste 1963
Sister taxa: Agaleorhynchus, Ankistrorhynchus, Baharipristis, Biropristis, Borodinopristis, Celtipristis, Ctenopristis, Dalpiazia, Ganopristis, Ischyrhiza, Libanopristis, Marckgrafia, Micropristis, Onchopristis, Plicatopristis, Pucapristis, Renpetia, Schizorhizinae, Sclerorhynchus
Subtaxa: Onchosaurus (Onchosaurus) Onchosaurus pharao Onchosaurus radicalis
Type: Onchosaurus radicalis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Egypt (1), France (2), Japan (1), Niger (6), Nigeria (1), Spain (1), United States (3: Montana, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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