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Nanocorax crassus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae

Taxonomy
Microcorax crassus was named by Cappetta and Case (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Amon Carter Airfield (ACA), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Lewisville Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Microcorax, Nanocorax.

It was recombined as Nanocorax crassus by Cappetta et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Microcorax crassus Cappetta and Case p. 304 fig. 2
1999Microcorax crassus Cappetta and Case p. 12 figs. Pl 4, figs 1-6
2006Microcorax crassus Shimada et al. p. 8 fig. 8.1
2014Nanocorax crassus Cappetta et al. p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAnacoracidaeCasier 1947
genusNanocoraxCappetta 2012
speciescrassus()

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.

Nanocorax crassus Cappetta and Case 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 14:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Microcorax crassus (35429)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Microcorax crassus (type locality: 213298)