Ischyodus aff. bifurcatus

Case, 1978


Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Edaphodontidae

Reference of the original description
Case, G.R. (1978)
Ischyodus bifurcatus, a new species of chimaeroid fish from the upper cretaceous of New Jersey. Geobios, 11(1), 21–29

Types
Ischyodus aff. bifurcatus



Description:


Citation: Ischyodus aff. bifurcatus Case, 1978: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Description
Original diagnose after Case (1978) p. 22 [4822]: A species of large size, possibly the largest of its genus (in North America), though smaller than the Edaphodontidae; mandibular toothplates ranging in maximum dimension from 4 to 8 cm. Dominant tritoral element of the mandible formed by fusion of the median and internal posterior tritors to form a distinctive crushing plate.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13825;

References
Popov, E.V. & Machalski, M. (2014)
Late Albian chimaeroid fishes (Holocephali, Chimaeroidei) from Annopol, Poland. Cretaceous Research, 47, 1–18
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.09.011