Alopias cf. leeensis
Ward, 1978
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Alopiidae
Reference of the original description
Additions to the fish fauna of the English Palaeogene. 1. Two new species of Alopias (Thresher Shark) from the English Eocene. Tertiary Research, 2(1), 23–28
Additions to the fish fauna of the English Palaeogene. 1. Two new species of Alopias (Thresher Shark) from the English Eocene. Tertiary Research, 2(1), 23–28
Types
Alopias cf. leeensis
Alopias cf. leeensis
Description:
Citation: Alopias cf. leeensis Ward, 1978: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Description
Original diagnose after Ward (1978) p. 25 [2491]: Alopias known only by large isolated teeth. Crown inflated, robust, triangular, wide based with rounded tip, upright in anterior teeth, inclined in laterals. Root massive, median groove absent.
Original diagnose after Ward (1978) p. 25 [2491]: Alopias known only by large isolated teeth. Crown inflated, robust, triangular, wide based with rounded tip, upright in anterior teeth, inclined in laterals. Root massive, median groove absent.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=12112;
shark-references Species-ID=12112;
References
Les élasmobranches fossiles du Paléogène des Landes (Sud-Ouest, France). Implications dans la connaissance des communautés d'élasmobranches d'eaux profondes. Evolution des Squaliformes et paléoécologie. 211 p., 23 fig., annexes, 40 pl. Dipl. Doct., Univ. Montpellier II.
Les élasmobranches fossiles du Paléogène des Landes (Sud-Ouest, France). Implications dans la connaissance des communautés d'élasmobranches d'eaux profondes. Evolution des Squaliformes et paléoécologie. 211 p., 23 fig., annexes, 40 pl. Dipl. Doct., Univ. Montpellier II.
