| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Squalicorax microserratus
Taxonomy
Squalicorax microserratus was named by Cappetta et al. (2014). Its type specimen is University of Montpellier BEG-C6.33, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Level 6, tranchée d'essai, Benguérir, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in Morocco.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Squalicorax microserratus Cappetta et al. p. 5 figs. 4A-J |
| 2021 | Squalicorax microserratus Salama et al. p. 3058 figs. 3d,h, 4d |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Squalicorax microserratus Cappetta et al. 2014
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Campanian | Egypt | Squalicorax microserratus (223259) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Morocco | Squalicorax nov. sp. 1 (116902 116903 type locality: 213669) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco | Squalicorax nov. sp. 1 (213665 213666) |