Cretacladoides noricum

Feichtinger, Engelbrecht, Lukeneder & Kriwet, 2018

Classification: Holocephali Symmoriiformes Falcatidae

Reference of the original description

Feichtinger, I. & Engelbrecht, A. & Lukeneder, A. & Kriwet, J. (2020)
New chondrichthyans characterised by cladodont-like tooth morphologies from the Early Cretaceous of Austria, with remarks on the microstructural diversity of enameloid. Historical Biology, 32(6), 823–836

Types
Cretacladoides noricum

Images of types

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Citation: Cretacladoides noricum Feichtinger, Engelbrecht, Lukeneder & Kriwet, 2018: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024

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Cretacladoides noricum lateral tooth (NHMW/2017/0055/0001) © Iris Feichtinger, Vienna

Description
Original diagnose after Feichtinger et al. (2020) p. 828 [26760]: Teeth of Cretacladoides noricum gen. et. sp. nov. exhibit a high and slender main cusp with three pairs of lateral cusplets, the highest of the triplet is the middle cusplet. The acute cutting edges are continuous between the main cusp and the lateral cusplets, all cusps are strongly inclined lingually and are slightly sigmoidal in profile view. The labial crown face of the main cusp exhibits either a superimposed, triangular enameloid area or reduced ridges. Due to the elongated and acute cusps the teeth of C. noricum gen. et sp. nov. appear slightly fragile.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15240;
valid after Feichtinger et al. (2020) p. 826 [26760];

References

Feichtinger, I. & Lukeneder, A. & Topa, D. & Kriwet, J. & Libowitzky, E. & Westall, F. (2020)
Fossil microbial shark tooth decay documents in situ metabolism of enameloid proteins as nutrition source in deep water environments. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 20979
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77964-5