Distobatus potiguarense

Brito, Veiga, Dutheil & Bergqvist, 2025

Classification: Elasmobranchii Hybodontiformes Hybodontidae

Reference of the original description

Brito, P.M. & Veiga, I.M. & Dutheil, D.B. & Bergqvist, L.P. (2025)
First occurrence of Distobatus Werner, 1989 (Elasmobranchii: Hybodontiformes) in the middle Cretaceous (Albian–Cenomanian) of Brazil: Taxonomic and biogeographical implications. Cretaceous Research, 171, Article 106119

Types
Distobatus potiguarense
Holotype: UFRJ-DG: 456-P(d); Paratype: UFRJ-DG: 418-P(d); UFRJ-DG: 419-P(d);

Description:

Citation: Distobatus potiguarense Brito, Veiga, Dutheil & Bergqvist, 2025: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2025

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Description
Original diagnose after Brito et al., 2025 [34349]: Species of Distobatus characterized by small teeth, nar- row labio-lingually, and showing an ornamentation, in occlusal view, formed by delicate parallel ridges in the form of waves that follow each other (versus well-developed ridges in D. nutiae).

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17569

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