Columbusia roessingi
(Case, 1987)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Sclerorhynchidae
Reference of the original description
A new selachian fauna from the Late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 197(1–3), 1–37
A new selachian fauna from the Late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 197(1–3), 1–37
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Squatirhina roessingi
Squatirhina roessingi
Types
Columbusia roessingi
Holotype: AMNH.: 12087; Paratype: AMNH.: 12088; AMNH.: 12089; AMNH.: 12090;
Columbusia roessingi
Holotype: AMNH.: 12087; Paratype: AMNH.: 12088; AMNH.: 12089; AMNH.: 12090;
Description:
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Columbusia roessingi (Case, 1987), Holotype © G. Case
Columbusia roessingi (Case, 1987), Holotype © G. Case
Distribution Geographic
Broom Draw Quad, Worland SE Quad, Wyoming, USA [393]; Southeastern Alberta, USA [26316]
Broom Draw Quad, Worland SE Quad, Wyoming, USA [393]; Southeastern Alberta, USA [26316]
Distribution Strategraphy
Late Campanian, Mesaverde Formation [393]; Judith River Group (the Foremost and Oldman formations) [26316]
Late Campanian, Mesaverde Formation [393]; Judith River Group (the Foremost and Oldman formations) [26316]
Description
Diagnosis after CASE, 1987 [393]: Minute teeth with an enamelled collar on either side of a central blade or cusp, low hanging dimensional apron appendage in labial aspect, holaulacorhize root structure in basal aspect.
Diagnosis after CASE, 1987 [393]: Minute teeth with an enamelled collar on either side of a central blade or cusp, low hanging dimensional apron appendage in labial aspect, holaulacorhize root structure in basal aspect.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1504;
Taxonomic remark: described as Squatirhina roessingi, put it into the genus Columbusia by CASE, G.R. & SCHWIMMER, D.R. & BORODIN, P.D. & LEGGETT, J.J. 2001 A new selachian fauna from the Eutaw Formation (Upper Cretaceous/Early to Middle Santonian) of Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261 (4–6): 83–102, 6 fig., 6 pl. [403]
shark-references Species-ID=1504;
Taxonomic remark: described as Squatirhina roessingi, put it into the genus Columbusia by CASE, G.R. & SCHWIMMER, D.R. & BORODIN, P.D. & LEGGETT, J.J. 2001 A new selachian fauna from the Eutaw Formation (Upper Cretaceous/Early to Middle Santonian) of Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261 (4–6): 83–102, 6 fig., 6 pl. [403]
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
Vertebrate microsite assemblages (exclusive of mammals) from the Foremost and Oldman formations of the Judith River group (Campanian) of Southeastern Alberta : an illustrated guide. Provincial Museum of Alberta Natural History, Occassional Paper No. 25
A new selachian fauna from the Eutaw Formation (Upper Cretaceous/Early to Middle Santonian) of Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261(4–6), 83–102
Palaeoecology Of Vertebrate Assemblages From The Upper Cretaceous Judith River Group (Campanian) Of Southeastern Alberta, Canada. unpublished thesis, University of Calgary
A new selachian fauna from the Late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 197(1–3), 1–37
Global impact and selectivity of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction among sharks, skates, and rays. Science, 379, 802–806
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2080
Vertebrate microsite assemblages (exclusive of mammals) from the Foremost and Oldman formations of the Judith River group (Campanian) of Southeastern Alberta : an illustrated guide. Provincial Museum of Alberta Natural History, Occassional Paper No. 25
A new selachian fauna from the Eutaw Formation (Upper Cretaceous/Early to Middle Santonian) of Chattahoochee County, Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261(4–6), 83–102
Palaeoecology Of Vertebrate Assemblages From The Upper Cretaceous Judith River Group (Campanian) Of Southeastern Alberta, Canada. unpublished thesis, University of Calgary
A new selachian fauna from the Late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 197(1–3), 1–37
