A majority of the sharks in the Kristianstad Basin were lamniforms and they were either nectonic (swimming freely in the body of water) or nectobenthic (active just above the sea floor).
The lamniform shark fauna in the basin represents the most diverse Late Cretaceous lamniform fauna yet discovered.
The most common genus of shark found is Carcharias.
All shark species found in the Kristianstad Basin were active predators, but many of them only fed on smaller food items such as bony fish and various invertebrates.
Large nektonic species, such as Squalicorax kaupi and Cretoxyrhina mantelli, presumably occupied the top of the food web.
Bite marks from sharks are relatively common on reptile bones in the Kristianstad Basin.
A majority of the sharks in the Kristianstad Basin were lamniforms and they were either nectonic (swimming freely in the body of water) or nectobenthic (active just above the sea floor). The lamniform shark fauna in the basin represents the most diverse Late Cretaceous lamniform fauna yet discovered. The most common genus of shark found is Carcharias. All shark species found in the Kristianstad Basin were active predators, but many of them only fed on smaller food items such as bony fish and various invertebrates. Large nektonic species, such as Squalicorax kaupi and Cretoxyrhina mantelli, presumably occupied the top of the food web. Bite marks from sharks are relatively common on reptile bones in the Kristianstad Basin.
Kristianstad Basin