Serratolamna_lerichei

<i>Serratolamna</i>

Serratolamna

Extinct genus of sharks

Serratolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that is placed in the monotypic family Serratolamnidae.

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Species

Species 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

The 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

Fossils 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

References

  1. [1]
    "Gli squali fossili: Serratolamna". squali.com. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  2. [2]
    CHARLIE J.UNDERWOOD and SIMON F.MITCHELL Serratolamna serrata (Agassiz) (Pisces, Neoselachii) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Jamaica
  3. [3]
    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.
  4. [4]
    "Fossilworks: Serratolamna". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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