Squalicorax moodyi
Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Anacoracidae
Reference of the original description
Lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Venezuela. Cretaceous Research, 82, 1–20
Lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Venezuela. Cretaceous Research, 82, 1–20
Description:
Citation: Squalicorax moodyi Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2026
Description
Original diagnosis after Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018 [25801]: Anacoracid shark with small teeth not exceeding 8mmin both width and height. Gradient monognathic heterodonty. Main cusp triangular, rather wide and inclined distally; strongly convex lingual crown face; wide lingual neck. No differentiated mesial heel. Distal heel low, convex and oblique. Apex of main cusp occasionally extends slightly beyond the distal edge of the heel. Cutting edges and heels serrated; serrations taper near apex and lateral extremities of heels. Basal edge of labial crown face, scalloped, strongly concave with marked bulge. Root lobes well developed, separated by deep concavity of basal root edge. Mesial root lobe thin with sharp extremity; distal lobe wider with rounded extremity. Concave mesial and distal root edges.
Original diagnosis after Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018 [25801]: Anacoracid shark with small teeth not exceeding 8mmin both width and height. Gradient monognathic heterodonty. Main cusp triangular, rather wide and inclined distally; strongly convex lingual crown face; wide lingual neck. No differentiated mesial heel. Distal heel low, convex and oblique. Apex of main cusp occasionally extends slightly beyond the distal edge of the heel. Cutting edges and heels serrated; serrations taper near apex and lateral extremities of heels. Basal edge of labial crown face, scalloped, strongly concave with marked bulge. Root lobes well developed, separated by deep concavity of basal root edge. Mesial root lobe thin with sharp extremity; distal lobe wider with rounded extremity. Concave mesial and distal root edges.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14952;
shark-references Species-ID=14952;
References
Lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Venezuela. Cretaceous Research, 82, 1–20
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2017.09.021
Lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Venezuela. Cretaceous Research, 82, 1–20
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2017.09.021
