Elasmodectes willetti
(Newton, 1878)
Classification: Holocephali Chimaeriformes Edaphodontidae
Reference of the original description
The chimeroid fishes of the British Cretaceous rocks. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, Monograph, 4, 1–64
The chimeroid fishes of the British Cretaceous rocks. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, Monograph, 4, 1–64
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Elasmodectes cf. willetti, Elasmognathus willettii
Elasmodectes cf. willetti, Elasmognathus willettii
Types
Elasmodectes willetti
Elasmodectes willetti
Description:
Citation: Elasmodectes willetti (Newton, 1878): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2025
References
A holomorphic chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco and a review of the genus Elasmodectes Woodward, 1888. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 100, 49–59
The Palaeozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 291(2033), Article 20241824
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1824
Evolution of the Dentition in Holocephalans (Chondrichthyes) Through Tissue Disparity. Integrative and Comparative Biology: 60(3): 630–643
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaa093
Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1(4), 227–330
DOI: 10.1017/S147720190300107X
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii). Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and chondrostean Actinopterygii). XLIV + 567 pp.(Taylor & Francis), London.
A synopsis of the vertebrate fossils of the English Chalk. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 10(5/6), 273–338, 1 pl.
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(88)80065-8
The chimeroid fishes of the British Cretaceous rocks. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, Monograph, 4, 1–64
A holomorphic chimaeroid (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco and a review of the genus Elasmodectes Woodward, 1888. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 100, 49–59
The Palaeozoic assembly of the holocephalan body plan far preceded post-Cretaceous radiations into the ocean depths. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 291(2033), Article 20241824
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1824
Evolution of the Dentition in Holocephalans (Chondrichthyes) Through Tissue Disparity. Integrative and Comparative Biology: 60(3): 630–643
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaa093
Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1(4), 227–330
DOI: 10.1017/S147720190300107X
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. containing the Elasmobranchii (Acanthodii). Holocephali, Ichthyodorulites, Ostracodermi, Dipnoi, and Teleostomi (Crossopterygii and chondrostean Actinopterygii). XLIV + 567 pp.(Taylor & Francis), London.
A synopsis of the vertebrate fossils of the English Chalk. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 10(5/6), 273–338, 1 pl.
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(88)80065-8
The chimeroid fishes of the British Cretaceous rocks. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, Monograph, 4, 1–64
