Cretalamna deschutteri

Taxonavigation: Lamniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachii Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: †Otodontidae
Genus: †Cretalamna

Name

†Cretalamna deschutteri Siversson et al., 2015

Holotype: WAM 13.5.17; lower anterior tooth.

Type locality: SECAB quarry, Bettrechies, northern France.

Type horizon: Tourtia de Bettrechies, early Turonian, Late Cretaceous.

Etymology: Named after Pieter De Schutter, in recognition of his work on Cenozoic elasmobranchs from Belgium and assistance in making teeth from the SECAB quarry available to authors.

References

Siversson, M., Lindgren, J., Newbrey, M.G., Cederström, P. & Cook, T.D. 2015. Cenomanian-Campanian (Late Cretaceous) mid-palaeolatitude sharks of Cretalamna appendiculata type. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(2): 339–384. DOI: 10.4202/app.2012.0137 [Full article (PDF). Reference page.

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