Biology:Trigonotodus
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Short description: Genus of sharls
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| Lateral tooth of Trigonotodus alteri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Class: | Chondrichthyes
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| Genus: | Trigonotodus Kozlov, 1999
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| Trigonotodus tusbairicus Kozlov, 1999
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Trigonotodus is an extinct genus of sharks, most likely belonging to the family Alopiidae. This genus includes three extinct species, which span from the early Eocene to the late Oligocene. It was originally placed in the family Otodontidae, but subsequently found to have affinities with Thresher sharks.[1] This genus is sometimes considered part of the genus Alopias.[1] It is currently only known from isolated teeth.
Species
Species within this genera include:
| Species | Notes | Images | Ref. |
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| Trigonotodus aktulgaicus | Known primarily from the early Eocene of Kazakhstan. It is extremely similar to T. tushbairicus, and if not synonymous is likely its ancestor. It is also sometimes spelled T. aktulagaicus. Some scientists regard it as a Nomen nudum, early eocene species being called Trigonotodus cf. T. tushbairicus. | [2][3][1] | |
| Trigonotodus tushbairicus | Known primarily from the middle Eocene of Kazakhstan. It is similar to other early threshers such as A. hermani and A. latidens in terms of size and robustness but has lateral cusplets. It is the type species of Trigonotodus. | [4][1][3] | |
| Trigonotodus alteri | Known primarily from the late Oligocene of South Carolina (Ashley Marl and Chandler Bridge Formations). It is commonly known as the Cusped Giant Thresher. May have one or two lateral cusplets. It is much larger than the other two. | [1][5] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jim Bourdon (2006). "Thresher sharks — Lower Eocene - Recent". http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cenozoic/sharks/alopias.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html.
- ↑ Malyshkina, T.P.; Ward, D.J. (2016-06-24). "The Turanian Basin in the Eocene: the new data on the fossil sharks and rays from the Kyzylkum Desert (Uzbekistan)". Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS 320 (1): 50–65. doi:10.31610/trudyzin/2016.320.1.50. ISSN 0206-0477.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zhelezko VI, Kozlov VA (1999). "Elasmobranhii i biostratigraphia paleogena Zauralia i Srednei Asii". Materialy Po Stratigrafii I Paleontologii Urala (Ekaterinburg: UrO RAN) 3: 324.
- ↑ "Trigonotodus tusbairicus" (in en). https://shark-references.com/species/view/Trigonotodus-tusbairicus.
- ↑ Kozlov VA (2001). "Novyj vid akuly roda Trigonotodus KOZLOV, 1999 iz oligotsenovykh otlozhenij severnoj ameriki". Materialy Po Stratigrafii I Paleontologii Urala 6: 89–91.
Wikidata ☰ Q85810702 entry
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