Truyolsodontos is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, T. estauni and T. magnus. It has been found in Spain, France, Ireland, and possibly Lithuania.[1]
Truyolsodontos Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | †Truyolsodontidae Bernárdez, 2018 |
Genus: | †Truyolsodontos Bernárdez, 2018[1] |
Type species | |
†Truyolsodontos estauni Bernárdez, 2018
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Species synonymy
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References
edit- ^ a b Bernárdez, E. (2018). "Truyolsodontos estauni n. gen., n. sp., Truyolsodontidae, a new family of lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian of northern Spain". Annales de Paléontologie. 104 (3): 175–181. Bibcode:2018AnPal.104..175B. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2018.05.002. S2CID 135273664.
- ^ Landemaine, O. (1991). "Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé supérieur du sud-ouest de la France. Quelques apports à la systématique des élasmobranches" (PDF). SAGA Information. 1: 1–45.