Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz, 1843)

Remarks

• Collector:   Keith Minor

• Formation:  Monmouth Group, Navesink and Mount Laurel Formations

• Location:     Monmouth County, New Jersey

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

• "Crow Sharks" (extinct group)
• 1843 Corax kaupi Agassiz
• 1843 Corax lindstromi Davis
• 1896 Corax pristodontus Agassiz; Priem
• 1900 Corax falcatus Agassiz; Williston
• 1911 Corax falcatus Agassiz; Fowler
• 1919 Corax bassanii Gemmellaro
• 1936 Corax kaupi Agassiz; Leriche
• 1952 Corax kaupi Agassiz; Arambourg
• 1967 Squalicorax falcatus (Agassiz); Case
• 1970 Squalicorax falcatus (Agassiz); Applegate
• 1973 Squalicorax falcatus (Agassiz); Case
• 1973 Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz); Herman
• 1975 Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz); Cappetta and Case
• 1979 Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz); Case
• 1983 Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz); Lauginiger and Hartstein
• 1993 Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz); Welton and Farish
• 194 Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz); Kent

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Rancocas Group, Hornerstown Formation (Paleocene) of New Jersey (reworked)
• Pamunkey Group, Brightseat Formation (Paleocene) of Maryland (reworked)
• Pamunkey Group, Aquia Formation (Paleocene) on Maryland (reworked)
• Monmouth Group, Severn Formation of Maryland
• Monmouth Group, Navesink Formation of New Jersey
• Monmouth Group, Mount Laurel Formation of New Jersey
• Matawan Group, Marshalltown Formation of New Jersey and Delaware
• Matawan Group, Merchantville Formation of Delaware
• Middle Taylor Group, Pecan Gap Formation of North Texas
• Middle Taylor Group, Wolfe City Formation of Northeast Texas
• Lower Taylor Group, Ozan Formation of Northeast Texas
• Black Creek Formation of North Carolina

Age

• Squalicorax kaupi (Agassiz) is a Campanian age (possibly lowermost Maastrichtian) shark that ranges from about the Menabites (Delawarella) delawarensis (Morton) zone to the Nostoceras (Nostoceras) draconis Stephenson zone (~82-72 mya).

Geographic Occurrence (not an all-inclusive list)

• Africa
• Bell County, TX
• Cecil County, MD
• Dallas County, TX
• Ellis County, TX
• Georgia
• Gloucester County, NJ
• Hunt County, TX
• Japan
• Monmouth County, NJ
• New Castle County, DE
• New Zealand
• North Carolina

Remarks

       For identification and descriptions, see:

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