Chlamydoselachus garmani

Chlamydoselachus garmani
Temporal range: Neogene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
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

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

  1. ^ Pfeil, F. H. (1983). "Zahnmorphologische Untersuchungen an rezenten und fossilen Haien der Ordnungen Chlamydoselachiformes und Echinorhiniformes". Palaeoichthyologica. 1: 1–315.
  2. ^ "Chlamydoselachus garmani WELTON IN PFEIL, 1983". SharkReference.com.


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