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Anacoracidae

Anacoracidae

Overview

Anacoracidae Casier, 1947

Common Name: 

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: Possibly the most common shark of the Late Cretaceous, Anacoracidae likely resembled modern tiger sharks. They are thought to be part active predators and opportunistic feeders taking advantage of available carcasses etc.  

        SIZE: Up to 2 meters (6.5ft)

Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile (swim)

        FEEDING MODE: Predator

        HABITAT: epifaunal

Sources:

Everhart, M. J., 2005. Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea. Indiana University Press, Bloomington. 322 pp.

Shimada, K. & Cicimurri, D.J. (2005). Skeletal anatomy of the Late Cretaceous shark, Squalicorax (Neoselachii:Anacoracidae). Paläontol. Z. 79: 241. 


Genera of Anacoracidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway