Galagadon nordquistae
Gates, Gorscak & Makovicky, 2019
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes incert. fam.
Reference of the original description
New sharks and other chondrichthyans from the latest Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of North America. Journal of Paleontology, 93(3), 512–530
New sharks and other chondrichthyans from the latest Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of North America. Journal of Paleontology, 93(3), 512–530
Description:
Citation: Galagadon nordquistae Gates, Gorscak & Makovicky, 2019: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2024
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Galagadon nordquistae gen. et sp. nov., holotype, labial view, FMNH PF 15769 © Gates et al. 2019
Galagadon nordquistae gen. et sp. nov., holotype, labial view, FMNH PF 15769 © Gates et al. 2019
Description
Original diagnose after Gates et al. (2019) p. 517 [26956]: Orectolobiform shark possessing the following autapomorphies: central cusp with distinctly swollen lingual face forming a clearly demarcated constriction, or neck, between the cusp and the root; labial surface of central cusp ornamented with a raised ridge or closely arrayed plications, which in most cases are distributed in such a pattern as to follow the slope of the heels; convex heels, well developed both mesial and distal to the central cusp with a distinct convex angle mid-distance along slope seen in anterior teeth and some lateral teeth. This taxon is further differentiated by the following suite of shared characters: anterior teeth possess distinct, high central cusp; heels on lateral teeth slightly serrated; heels of anterior teeth and some lateral teeth do not slope gradually toward root lobes, but are instead squared-off or rounded at their terminus; one or two rounded diminutive cusplets may be present although this trait varies among individual teeth; apron is generally broadly rounded and shows a bifid habit on some but not all specimens; root lobes enlarged on lingual side of tooth compared to more constricted structure on labial side, bestowing an exaggerated heart-shape in basal view; a central foramen pierces between the root lobes with the foramen divided by thin struts in some teeth.
Original diagnose after Gates et al. (2019) p. 517 [26956]: Orectolobiform shark possessing the following autapomorphies: central cusp with distinctly swollen lingual face forming a clearly demarcated constriction, or neck, between the cusp and the root; labial surface of central cusp ornamented with a raised ridge or closely arrayed plications, which in most cases are distributed in such a pattern as to follow the slope of the heels; convex heels, well developed both mesial and distal to the central cusp with a distinct convex angle mid-distance along slope seen in anterior teeth and some lateral teeth. This taxon is further differentiated by the following suite of shared characters: anterior teeth possess distinct, high central cusp; heels on lateral teeth slightly serrated; heels of anterior teeth and some lateral teeth do not slope gradually toward root lobes, but are instead squared-off or rounded at their terminus; one or two rounded diminutive cusplets may be present although this trait varies among individual teeth; apron is generally broadly rounded and shows a bifid habit on some but not all specimens; root lobes enlarged on lingual side of tooth compared to more constricted structure on labial side, bestowing an exaggerated heart-shape in basal view; a central foramen pierces between the root lobes with the foramen divided by thin struts in some teeth.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=15357;
type species of Galagadon Gates et al., 2019 p. 516 [26956] by monotypy (Art. 68.3 ICZN);
valid after Gates et al. (2019) p. 516 [26956];
shark-references Species-ID=15357;
type species of Galagadon Gates et al., 2019 p. 516 [26956] by monotypy (Art. 68.3 ICZN);
valid after Gates et al. (2019) p. 516 [26956];
References
Euselachian diversity through the uppermost Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of Garfield County, Montana, USA, with implications for the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction in freshwater environments. Cretaceous Research, 113, Article 104483
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104483
New sharks and other chondrichthyans from the latest Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of North America. Journal of Paleontology, 93(3), 512–530
DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2018.92
Euselachian diversity through the uppermost Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of Garfield County, Montana, USA, with implications for the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction in freshwater environments. Cretaceous Research, 113, Article 104483
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104483
New sharks and other chondrichthyans from the latest Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of North America. Journal of Paleontology, 93(3), 512–530
DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2018.92