Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Anacoracidae
Full reference: M. Siversson and T. D. Cook. 2018. Taxonomic names, in Anacoracid sharks and calcareous nannofossil stratigraphy of the mid-Cretaceous 'upper' Gearle Siltstone and Haycock Marl in the lower Murchison River area, Western Australia. Alcheringa 43:85-113
Belongs to Squalicorax according to M. Siversson and T. D. Cook 2018
Sister taxa: Palaeoanacorax volgensis, Priscusurus adruptodontus, Squalicorax acutus, Squalicorax arnaudi, Squalicorax baharijensis, Squalicorax benguerirensis, Squalicorax bernardezi, Squalicorax coquandi, Squalicorax crassidens, Squalicorax curvatus, Squalicorax dalinkevichiusi, Squalicorax deckeri, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax intermedius, Squalicorax kaupi, Squalicorax lalunaensis, Squalicorax microserratus, Squalicorax moodyi, Squalicorax mutabilis, Squalicorax parallelus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax primaevus, Squalicorax primigenius, Squalicorax primulus, Squalicorax priscoserratus, Squalicorax pristodontus, Squalicorax trapezoidalis, Squalicorax yangaensis, Anacorax kugleri, Corax maximus, Corax jaekeli, Corax planus
Type specimen: WAM 18.2.3, a tooth. Its type locality is Thirindine Point east, bed 4, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian coastal claystone/sandstone in the Gearle Siltstone Formation of Australia.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Thirindine Point east, bed 4
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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