Carcharias (Scoliodon) eocaenus

Woodward, 1889


Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae

Reference of the original description
Woodward, A.S. (1889)
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.

Types
Carcharias (Scoliodon) eocaenus



Description:


Citation: Carcharias (Scoliodon) eocaenus Woodward, 1889: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Description
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
Type. Detached teeth; British Museum. Teeth of considerable size, broad and triangular, much compressed; dental crown with very slightly excavated posterior margin.
Form. & Loc. London Clay: Highgate, London.
43135. Two type specimens, the larger measuring 0-01 across the base; Highgate Archway.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13209;
valid after Woodward (1889) p. 436 [2593];

References
Woodward, A.S. (1889)
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.