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Squalicorax
Description | Squalicorax is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalicorax, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Squalicorax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Common Name | crow shark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Squalicorax Whitley, 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Aust. Zool., 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Lamniformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Lamniformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Crow Shark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalicorax |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Corax curvatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Corax falcatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Corax pristodontus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eoanacorax dalinkevichiusi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Galeus pristiodontus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oxyrhina primaeva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Squalicorax curvatus species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Squalicorax dalinkevichiusi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Squalicorax falcatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Squalicorax kaupi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 55 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Squalicorax primaevus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Squalicorax primigenius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Squalicorax pristiodontus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | Crow Shark | |||
Squalicorax pristodontus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | Crow Shark | 54 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Squalicorax volgensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Eoanacorax Glikman & Shvazhaite, 1971 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Eoanacorax |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1939 | Squalicorax Whitley |
1967 | Squalicorax Miller p. 223 |
1970 | Squalicorax Applegate p. 393 |
1971 | Eoanacorax Glikman and Shvazhaite |
1975 | Squalicorax Herman p. 105 |
1978 | Squalicorax Case p. 186 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1979 | Squalicorax Case p. 79 |
1981 | Squalicorax Thurmond and Jones p. 57 |
1988 | Squalicorax Case and Schwimmer p. 294 |
1997 | Squalicorax Siverson p. 461 |
2002 | Squalicorax Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Squalicorax Forey et al. p. 227 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
Khouribga Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco