Squalicorax sp. Welton & Farish, 1993

Remarks

• Collector:    Roger Farish

• Formation:  Washita Group, Pawpaw Formation

• Location:     Tarrant County, TX

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

• "Crow Sharks" (extinct group)

• 1993 Squalicorax sp. Welton & Farish

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Washita Group, Pawpaw Clay of north Texas

• Washita Group, Weno Limestone of north Texas

Age

• Squalicorax sp. Welton & Farish occurs in the Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei (Young) and Mariella (Wintonia) brazoensis (Roemer) zones of north Texas, latest Albian into (possibly) the earliest Cenomanian Stage (~97 mya).

• Weton & Farish acknowledge that this may be a described species from the Eastern Hemisphere.

Geographic Occurrence (not an all-inclusive list)

• Possibly Russia

• Tarrant County, TX

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.  Dallas:  Horton Printing, 120–121, fig's 1a–c, 2a–c, and artificial tooth plate.