Brachaelurus greeni

Cappetta, 1973


Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Brachaeluridae

Reference of the original description
Cappetta, H. (1973)
Selachians from the Carlile Shale (Turonian) of South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology, 47(3), 504–514

Types
Brachaelurus greeni
Holotype: USTL: SDK-21;


Description:


Citation: Brachaelurus greeni Cappetta, 1973: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Description
Diagnosis after Cappetta, 1973 [316]: Species of very small size (height less than 2 mm, width less than 1.5 mm). Smooth crown with one median cusp quite distinctly inclined to the rear; one pair of low, blunt lateral denticles. A prominent apron, simple in the anterior teeth, divided in the lateral teeth. Root characteristic of the genus.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=8209;
valid after Cappetta (1973) p. 507 [316]

References
Evetts, M.J. (1979)
Upper Cretaceous sharks from the Black Hills region, Wyoming and South Dakota. Mountain Geologist, 16(2), 59–66
Cappetta, H. (1973)
Selachians from the Carlile Shale (Turonian) of South Dakota. Journal of Paleontology, 47(3), 504–514