Oxyrhina eocaena
(Woodward, 1889)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Lamnidae
Reference of the original description
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.
Types
Oxyrhina eocaena
Oxyrhina eocaena
Description:
Citation: Oxyrhina eocaena (Woodward, 1889): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Description
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
Type. Detached teeth; British Museum. Teeth of considerable size, broad and triangular, much compressed; dental crown with very slightly excavated posterior margin.
Form. & Loc. London Clay: Highgate, London.
43135. Two type specimens, the larger measuring 0-01 across the base; Highgate Archway.
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
Type. Detached teeth; British Museum. Teeth of considerable size, broad and triangular, much compressed; dental crown with very slightly excavated posterior margin.
Form. & Loc. London Clay: Highgate, London.
43135. Two type specimens, the larger measuring 0-01 across the base; Highgate Archway.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4496;
shark-references Species-ID=4496;
References
Etude des poissons fossiles du Bassin Parisien. Annales de Paléontologie, 1–144
Fossil fish remains from the Tertiaries of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 17, 267–297
Notes on the teeth of sharks and skates from English Eocene formations. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 16(1), 1–14, pl. 1.
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(99)80036-4
Etude des poissons fossiles du Bassin Parisien. Annales de Paléontologie, 1–144
Fossil fish remains from the Tertiaries of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 17, 267–297
Notes on the teeth of sharks and skates from English Eocene formations. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 16(1), 1–14, pl. 1.
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(99)80036-4
