Cristomylus cifellii
Kirkland, Eaton & Brinkman, 2013
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rhinopristiformes Rhinobatidae
Reference of the original description
Elasmobranchs from upper Cretaceous freshwater facies in southern Utah. In At the top of the Grand Staircase – The Late Cretaceous of southern Utah. LOEWEN, Alan L. TITUS & Mark A. (Eds.), Indian Univ. Press.: 153–194, fig. 9.1–9.22
Elasmobranchs from upper Cretaceous freshwater facies in southern Utah. In At the top of the Grand Staircase – The Late Cretaceous of southern Utah. LOEWEN, Alan L. TITUS & Mark A. (Eds.), Indian Univ. Press.: 153–194, fig. 9.1–9.22
Types
Cristomylus cifellii
Holotype: MNA: V9683; Paratype: MNA: V9502, V9568–V9569, V9600, V9631, V9633, V9635, V9652;
Cristomylus cifellii
Holotype: MNA: V9683; Paratype: MNA: V9502, V9568–V9569, V9600, V9631, V9633, V9635, V9652;
Description:
Citation: Cristomylus cifellii Kirkland, Eaton & Brinkman, 2013: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2026
Description
Original diagnosis after Kirkland, Eaton & Brinkman, 2013 [20268]: Cristomylus species (Fig. 9.16) in which crown and root are consistently of near equivalent height; symphysial teeth crowns are not saddle shaped, and oral surface of crown tends to be more domed with the transverse crest invariably more weakly expressed than in other species of Cristomylus; roots flare slightly outward at their midpoints toward the lateral margins of the roots, often with broad nutritive grooves.
Original diagnosis after Kirkland, Eaton & Brinkman, 2013 [20268]: Cristomylus species (Fig. 9.16) in which crown and root are consistently of near equivalent height; symphysial teeth crowns are not saddle shaped, and oral surface of crown tends to be more domed with the transverse crest invariably more weakly expressed than in other species of Cristomylus; roots flare slightly outward at their midpoints toward the lateral margins of the roots, often with broad nutritive grooves.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13954;
shark-references Species-ID=13954;
References
Global impact and selectivity of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction among sharks, skates, and rays. Science, 379, 802–806
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2080
Elasmobranchs from upper Cretaceous freshwater facies in southern Utah. In At the top of the Grand Staircase – The Late Cretaceous of southern Utah. LOEWEN, Alan L. TITUS & Mark A. (Eds.), Indian Univ. Press.: 153–194, fig. 9.1–9.22

Global impact and selectivity of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction among sharks, skates, and rays. Science, 379, 802–806
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2080

Elasmobranchs from upper Cretaceous freshwater facies in southern Utah. In At the top of the Grand Staircase – The Late Cretaceous of southern Utah. LOEWEN, Alan L. TITUS & Mark A. (Eds.), Indian Univ. Press.: 153–194, fig. 9.1–9.22







