Carcharinus gibbesi
(Woodward, 1889)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Reference of the original description
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.
Types
Carcharinus gibbesi
Carcharinus gibbesi
Description:
Citation: Carcharinus gibbesi (Woodward, 1889): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Description
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
1849. Galeocerdo minor, R. W. Gibbes (non Agassiz), Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. [2] vol. i. p. 192, pi. xxv. figs. 63-65. (?) 1849. Oxyrhina miunta, R. W. Gibbes (in part), tom. cit. p. 202, pi. xxvii. fig. 164.
Type. De-tached teeth. A species of moderate size, the teeth comparatively robust and broad, the coro-nal margin often feebly crimped upon the basal extensions.
Form. & Loc. Eocene: South Carolina and Alabama, U.S.A.
28103. About seventy-five teeth; South Carolina.
47006. Two teeth; South Carolina.
P. 5747. Seven tooth; South Carolina.
P. 1220. Six teeth; South Carolina.
P. 1220 a. Eleven teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
P. 2338. Twenty teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
1849. Galeocerdo minor, R. W. Gibbes (non Agassiz), Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. [2] vol. i. p. 192, pi. xxv. figs. 63-65. (?) 1849. Oxyrhina miunta, R. W. Gibbes (in part), tom. cit. p. 202, pi. xxvii. fig. 164.
Type. De-tached teeth. A species of moderate size, the teeth comparatively robust and broad, the coro-nal margin often feebly crimped upon the basal extensions.
Form. & Loc. Eocene: South Carolina and Alabama, U.S.A.
28103. About seventy-five teeth; South Carolina.
47006. Two teeth; South Carolina.
P. 5747. Seven tooth; South Carolina.
P. 1220. Six teeth; South Carolina.
P. 1220 a. Eleven teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
P. 2338. Twenty teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7723;
shark-references Species-ID=7723;
References
Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54(4), 627–647
DOI: 10.4202/app.2008.0077
A checklist of Palaeocene and Eocene sharks and rays (Chondrichthyes) from the Pamunkey Group, Maryland and Virginia, USA. Tertiary Research, 12(2), 81–88
Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54(4), 627–647
DOI: 10.4202/app.2008.0077
A checklist of Palaeocene and Eocene sharks and rays (Chondrichthyes) from the Pamunkey Group, Maryland and Virginia, USA. Tertiary Research, 12(2), 81–88
