Tikiodontus asymmetricus

Bhat, Ray & Datta, 2018


Classification: Elasmobranchii Xenacanthiformes incert. fam.

Reference of the original description
Bhat, M.S. & Ray, S. & Datta, P.M. (2018)
A new assemblage of freshwater sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Triassic of India. Geobios, 51(4), 269–283

Types
Tikiodontus asymmetricus
Holotype: IITKGP: P144;


Description:


Citation: Tikiodontus asymmetricus Bhat, Ray & Datta, 2018: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2026

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Description
Original diagnosis after Bhat, Ray & Datta, 2018 [26834]: Bicuspid crown, two upright, asymmetric cusps, robust mesial and relatively slender lateral cusps, circular cross-section, elliptical apical button with foramina along the sides, elliptical tooth base, elliptical basal boss with neck-like lingual constriction, widely spaced, parallel dentinal tubules, continuous pulp cavity linking the two cusps.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15364;
type species of Tikiodontus Bhat, Ray & Datta, 2018 [26834] by monotypy (Art. 68.3 ICZN);

References
Bhat, M.S. & Ray, S. & Datta, P.M. (2018)
A new assemblage of freshwater sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Triassic of India. Geobios, 51(4), 269–283
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2018.06.004