Distobatus potiguarense

Brito, Veiga, Dutheil & Bergqvist, 2025


Classification: Elasmobranchii Hybodontiformes Hybodontidae

Reference of the original description
Brito, P.M. & Veiga, I.M. & Dutheil, D.B. & Bergqvist, L.P. (2025)
First occurrence of Distobatus Werner, 1989 (Elasmobranchii: Hybodontiformes) in the middle Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) of Brazil: Taxonomic and biogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research, 171, Article 106119

Types
Distobatus potiguarense
Holotype: UFRJ-DG: 456-P(d); Paratype: UFRJ-DG: 418-P(d); UFRJ-DG: 419-P(d);


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Citation: Distobatus potiguarense Brito, Veiga, Dutheil & Bergqvist, 2025: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025

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Description
Original diagnosis after Brito et al., 2025 [34349]: Species of Distobatus characterized by small teeth, nar- row labio-lingually, and showing an ornamentation, in occlusal view, formed by delicate parallel ridges in the form of waves that follow each other (versus well-developed ridges in D. nutiae).

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17569

References
Brito, P.M. & Veiga, I.M. & Dutheil, D.B. & Bergqvist, L.P. (2025)
First occurrence of Distobatus Werner, 1989 (Elasmobranchii: Hybodontiformes) in the middle Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) of Brazil: Taxonomic and biogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research, 171, Article 106119
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2025.106119
Veiga, I.M.M.G. & Bergqvist, L.P. & Brito, P.M. (2019)
The fish assemblage of the Cretaceous (?Albian-Cenomanian) Açu Formation, Potiguar Basin, Northeastern Brazil. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 93, 162–173
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2019.04.015