Pseudocorax duchaussoisi Guinot et al. 2013 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae

Full reference: G. Guinot, C. J. Underwood, H. Cappetta and D. J. Ward. 2013. Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11:589-671

Belongs to Pseudocorax according to G. Guinot et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Pseudocorax affinis, Pseudocorax granti, Pseudocorax kindlimanni, Pseudocorax laevis

Type specimen: University of Montpellier JUH2-30, a tooth. Its type locality is Justine-Herbigny (JUH), which is in a Turonian carbonate chalk in France.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), United States (1: Texas)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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