Cretodus gigantea
(Case, 2001)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Cretoxyrhinidae
Reference of the original description
A new selachian fauna from the Coleraine Formation (Upper Cretaceous/ Cenomanian) of Minnesota. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261(4–6), 103–112
A new selachian fauna from the Coleraine Formation (Upper Cretaceous/ Cenomanian) of Minnesota. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261(4–6), 103–112
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Cretodus giganteus, Protolamna gigantea
Cretodus giganteus, Protolamna gigantea
Types
Cretodus gigantea
Cretodus gigantea
Description:
Citation: Cretodus gigantea (Case, 2001): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15752;
shark-references Species-ID=15752;
References
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
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902693116
A new selachian fauna from the Coleraine Formation (Upper Cretaceous/ Cenomanian) of Minnesota. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261(4–6), 103–112
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
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902693116
A new selachian fauna from the Coleraine Formation (Upper Cretaceous/ Cenomanian) of Minnesota. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 261(4–6), 103–112
