Description
Original diagnosis after Underwood & Cumbaa, 2010 [12632]: Heterodonty well developed and probably of Odontaspis ferox type. Teeth small and gracile, typically less than 10 mm high. Root and base of crown quite symmetrical in all teeth, with main cusp distally inclined or curved in presumed upper lateral files. Main cusp higher than wide in all teeth, widening towards the base, especially in lateral teeth. Lingual curvature of cusp present in anterior teeth. One or two pairs of short but robust lateral cusplets present in all teeth, clearly separated from main cusp but joined by broad labial base of crown. Cusplets sharply pointed and higher than wide in anterior teeth but similar width and height in lateral teeth. Lateral edge of outer cusplets overhangs outer edges of root, weakly in anterior teeth, strongly in lateral teeth. Base of crown extends at least half way down labial face of root lobes and does not strongly overhang the root in lateral teeth. A continuous and well-developed cutting edge extends over all cusps. Crown ornament restricted to faint and irregular corrugations at base of labial face and, in some teeth, very faint longitudinal striations on lingual face of cusps. The root is strongly bilobed with a very prominent nutritive groove in all teeth. Root lobes form basal angle of 70–140 degrees. Linguobasal face of root slightly arched and flattened.

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