Gissarodus flabellatus

Ivanov, 2013


Classification: Elasmobranchii incert. sedis incert. fam.

Reference of the original description
Ivanov, A.O. (2013)
Chondrichthyans from the early/late Carboniferous boundary beds of the Gissar Mountains, Uzbekistan. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin, 60, 143–151

Types
Gissarodus flabellatus
Holotype: PMSPU: 66;


Description:


Citation: Gissarodus flabellatus Ivanov, 2013: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2026

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Description
Original diagnosis after Ivanov, 2013 [19847]: Multicuspid teeth, elongated mesio-distally; crown strongly inclined lingually, flattened labio-lingually, includes seven to eleven cusps, with wide, triangular central, moderate outer intermediate, short inner intermediate and lateral cusps; cusps separated from each other, slightly fused basally, divergent and form a fan-like structure, with distinct lateral carina; lateral cusps strongly inclined distally; labial ornamentation comprises two long cristae forming a lanceolate patten, and intervening short cristae; base arched and lingually shortly extended, with occlusal thickening, longitudinal groove, shallow labial depression and delicate labio-basal projection; one or two larger foramina in the middle of lingual rim, two to four foramina in the center of basal surface.

References
Ivanov, A.O. & Hu, K.Y. (2025)
New fish assemblages from the Carboniferous deep-water sections of South China and Western Kazakhstan. Journal of Paleontology, 99(4), 958–974
DOI: 10.1017/jpa.2025.10134
Schnetz, L. & Dunne, E.M. & Feichtinger, I. & Butler, R.J. & Coates, M.I. & Sansom, I.J. (2024)
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
Ivanov, A.O. (2013)
Chondrichthyans from the early/late Carboniferous boundary beds of the Gissar Mountains, Uzbekistan. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Bulletin, 60, 143–151