Squatina hassei Leriche, 1929

Remarks

• Collector:  Tony Fabian

• Formation:  Monmouth Group, Mount Laurel Formation

• Location:     Monmouth County, New Jersey

• We would like to thank Michael Yuro with www.njfossilman.com for correcting the identification for this shark. *website was down on last check 07/29/08

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

• Angel Shark

• 1929 Squatina hassei Leriche

• 1983 Squatina hassei Leriche; Lauginiger and Hartstein

• 1993 Squatina hassei Leriche; Welton and Farish

• 1994 Squatina hassei Leriche; Kent

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Monmouth Group, Severn Formation of Maryland

• Monmouth Group, Navesink Formation of New Jersey

• Monmouth Group, Mount Laurel Formation of New Jersey and Delaware

• Matawan Group, Marshalltown Formation of New Jersey

• Midway Group, Littig Formation (Paleocene) of central Texas (possibly reworked)

• Navarro Group, Escondido Limestone of central Texas

• Navarro Group, Kemp Clay of north Texas

• Lower Taylor Group, Pecan Gap Chalk of north Texas

• Lower Taylor Group, Ozan Formation of north Texas

Age

• Squatina hassei Lericheranges from the early Campanian Menabites (Delawarella) delawarensis (Morton) zone to the end of the Cretaceous (latest Maastrichtian) in North America.

Geographic Occurrence (not an all-inclusive list)

• Cecil County, MD

• Collin County, TX

• Dallas County, TX

• Ellis Hunt County, TX

• Hunt County, TX

• Medina County, TX

• Monmouth County, NJ

• New Castle County, DE

• Travis County, TX

Remarks

       For identification and descriptions, see:

• Kent, B. W.  1994.  Fossil Sharks of the Chesapeake Bay Region.  Columbia:  Egan Rees & Boyer.

• Lauginiger, E. M.; Hartstein, E. F.  1983.  A Guide to Fossil Sharks, Skates, and Rays From the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Area, Delaware.  Delaware Geological Survey, Open File Report 21.

• Welton, B. J.; Farish, R. F.  1993.  The Collector's Guide to Fossil Sharks and Rays From the Cretaceous of Texas.  Lewisville:  Before Time.