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Squalicorax
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Anacoracidae : Squalicorax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | crow shark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| 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 |
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!
