Lethenia carranzaensis
Otero, 2025
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Lamnidae
Reference of the original description
New Paleogene records of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) from central Chile, including the oldest lamnid diversity from the southeastern Pacific. PeerJ, 13, Article e19996
New Paleogene records of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) from central Chile, including the oldest lamnid diversity from the southeastern Pacific. PeerJ, 13, Article e19996
Description:
Citation: Lethenia carranzaensis Otero, 2025: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2025
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Lethenia carranzaensis Otero, 2025; SGO.PV.6635, holotype, Loanco, Point D. Millongue Formation, upper Eocene-lower Oligocene © Otero, 2025
Lethenia carranzaensis Otero, 2025; SGO.PV.6635, holotype, Loanco, Point D. Millongue Formation, upper Eocene-lower Oligocene © Otero, 2025
Description
Diagnosis after Otero, 2025 [34856]: Species within Lethenia having two blunt triangular lateral cusplets in anterior, lateral and posterior teeth with complete cutting edges reaching the base of the crown, nearly subrectangular root lobes, especially in anterior and anterolateral teeth, and straight lateral cusplets. On the contrary, Lethenia vanderbroecki has incomplete cutting edges, lingually and laterally recurved cusplets, rounded root lobes and curved lateral cusplets.
Diagnosis after Otero, 2025 [34856]: Species within Lethenia having two blunt triangular lateral cusplets in anterior, lateral and posterior teeth with complete cutting edges reaching the base of the crown, nearly subrectangular root lobes, especially in anterior and anterolateral teeth, and straight lateral cusplets. On the contrary, Lethenia vanderbroecki has incomplete cutting edges, lingually and laterally recurved cusplets, rounded root lobes and curved lateral cusplets.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17696
shark-references Species-ID=17696
References
New Paleogene records of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) from central Chile, including the oldest lamnid diversity from the southeastern Pacific. PeerJ, 13, Article e19996
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19996
New Paleogene records of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes) from central Chile, including the oldest lamnid diversity from the southeastern Pacific. PeerJ, 13, Article e19996
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19996
