†Microcorax Cappetta and Case 1975 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Full reference: H. Cappetta and G. R. Case. 1975. Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas. Geobios 8:303-307
Parent taxon: Anacoracidae according to K. Shimada et al. 2006
See also Cappetta and Case 1975, Cappetta and Case 1999 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Galeocorax, Nanocorax, Paracorax, Scindocorax, Squalicorax
Subtaxa: Microcorax crassus
Type: Microcorax crassus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Israel (1), United States (2: Colorado, Texas)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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