Carcharopsis wortheni

Newberry & Worthen, 1866


Classification: Elasmobranchii Squatinactiformes incert. fam.

Reference of the original description
Newberry, J.S. & Worthen, A.H. (1866)
Descriptions of new species of vertebrates, mainly from the Sub-Carboniferous Limestome and Coal Measures of Illinois. Geological Survey of Illinois, 2, 9–134

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Carcharopsis cf. wortheni

Types
Carcharopsis wortheni



Description:


Citation: Carcharopsis wortheni Newberry & Worthen, 1866: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2024

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References
Bronson, A.W. & Mapes, R.H. & Maisey, J.G. (2018)
Chondrocranial morphology of Carcharopsis wortheni (Chondrichthyes, Euselachii incertae sedis) based on new material from the Fayetteville Shale (upper Mississippian, middle Chesterian). Papers in Palaeontology, 4(3), 349–362
DOI: 10.1002/spp2.1110
Ciampaglio, C.N. & Cicimurri, D.J. & Deuter, L.H. & Taylor, M.A. (2012)
A review of the Chondrichthyans from the Mississippi System of Northern Alabama, USA. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, 28, 67–80
Ginter, M. & Hampe, O. & Duffin, C.J. (2010)
Handbook of Paleoichthyology, Vol. 3D: Chondrichthyes Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, pp. 168, 154 fig., 4 Tab.
Lund, R. & Mapes, R.H. (1984)
Carcharopsis wortheni from the Fayetteville formation (Mississippian) of Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology, 58(3), 709–717
Hay, O.P. (1902)
Bibliography and catalogue of the fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 179, 1–868
Newberry, J.S. & Worthen, A.H. (1866)
Descriptions of new species of vertebrates, mainly from the Sub-Carboniferous Limestome and Coal Measures of Illinois. Geological Survey of Illinois, 2, 9–134