Manta melanyae

Case, 1980


Classification: Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Mobulidae

Reference of the original description
Case, G.R. (1980)
A selachian fauna from the Trent Formation, Lower Miocene (Aquitanian) of Eastern North Carolina. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 171(1–3), 75–103

Types
Manta melanyae
Holotype: AMNH.: 9656; Paratype: AMNH.: 9657;


Description:


Citation: Manta melanyae Case, 1980: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Description
Original diagnose after Case (1980) p. 96 [390]: Isolated pavement teeth, petalodont-like, extremely small in size, averaging less than 2 mm across the occlusal aspect, with a strong rugosely nodular ornamentation on the posterior portion of the dorsal surface of the tooth crown.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=8100;
valid after Case (1980) p. 96 [390];


References
Kruckow, T. & Thies, D. (1990)
Die Neoselachier der Paleokaribik (Pisces: Elasmobranchii). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 119, 1–102
Case, G.R. (1980)
A selachian fauna from the Trent Formation, Lower Miocene (Aquitanian) of Eastern North Carolina. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 171(1–3), 75–103