Serratolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that is placed in the monotypic family Serratolamnidae.
Serratolamna Temporal range: | |
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Fossil teeth of Serratolamna gafsana from Khouribga (Morocco) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | †Serratolamnidae |
Genus: | †Serratolamna Landemaine, 1991 |
Species
editSpecies within this genus include:[1]
- Serratolamna africana
- Serratolamna amonensis
- Serratolamna caraibaea
- Serratolamna gafsana White, 1926
- Serratolamna khderii
- Serratolamna lerichei (Casier, 1946)
- Serratolamna serrata (Agassiz, 1843) [2]
Description
editThe fossils of Serratolamna mainly consist of teeth and scattered vertebrae. The teeth are asymmetrical with smooth crowns and multiple cusplets. The basal margin of the roots are V-shaped.[1] Based on the size of its teeth, it appears Serratolamna grew no larger than 1.5 metres.[2]
Distribution
editFossils of species within this genus have been found in Late Cretaceous of Cuba,[3] France, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Sweden and United States.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Gli squali fossili: Serratolamna". squali.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
- ^ a b CHARLIE J.UNDERWOOD and SIMON F.MITCHELL Serratolamna serrata (Agassiz) (Pisces, Neoselachii) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Jamaica
- ^ Ceballos-Izquierdo, Yasmani; Viñola-López, Lázaro W.; Borges-Sellén, Carlos Rafael; Arano-Ruiz, Alberto F. (April 2021). "Sciencedirect: Serratolamna". Geobios. 65. sciencedirect.com: 1–6. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2021.01.002. S2CID 233596703.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Serratolamna". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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