Chlamydoselachus garmani
Chlamydoselachus garmani Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Hexanchiformes |
Family: | Chlamydoselachidae |
Genus: | Chlamydoselachus |
Species: | C. garmani |
Binomial name | |
Chlamydoselachus garmani Welton, 1983 |
Chlamydoselachus garmani is an extinct species of large frilled shark from the Miocene. Fossils have been found in Germany.[1]
Description
[edit]The teeth of Chlamydoselachus garmani are almost twice the size of the extant C. anguineus , making it a possible 2.7-3.6 m (9-12 ft) long and its roots meso-distally broad and labio-lingually short.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pfeil, F. H. (1983). "Zahnmorphologische Untersuchungen an rezenten und fossilen Haien der Ordnungen Chlamydoselachiformes und Echinorhiniformes". Palaeoichthyologica. 1: 1–315.
- ^ "Chlamydoselachus garmani WELTON IN PFEIL, 1983". SharkReference.com.