Cretalamna nigeriana

(Cappetta, 1972)


Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Otodontidae

Reference of the original description
Cappetta, H. (1972)
Les poissons crétacés et tertiaires du bassin des Iullemmeden (République du Niger). Palaeovertebrata, 5(5), 179–251

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Cretolamna nigeriana, Lamna appendiculata biauriculata, Lamna biauriculata nigeriana, Lamna nigeriana

Types
Cretalamna nigeriana

Lamna biauriculata nigeriana
Holotype: USTL: MEN-5;


Description:


Citation: Cretalamna nigeriana (Cappetta, 1972): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 01/2025

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References
Guinot, G. & Condamine, F.L. (2023)
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Bazzi, M. & Campione, N.E. & Kear, B.P. & Pimiento, C. & Ahlberg, P.E. (2021)
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Condamine, F.L. & Romieu, J. & Guinot, G. (2019)
Climate cooling and clade competition likely drove the decline of lamniform sharks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(41), 20584–20590
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Moody, R.T.J. & Sutcliffe, P.J.C. (1991)
The Cretaceous deposits of the Iullemmeden Basin of Niger, central West Africa Cretaceous Research, 12(2), 137–157
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6671(05)80021-7
Cappetta, H. (1972)
Les poissons crétacés et tertiaires du bassin des Iullemmeden (République du Niger). Palaeovertebrata, 5(5), 179–251
White, E.I. (1934)
Fossil fishes of Sokoto province. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria, 14, 1–78