Prionodon gibbesi
(Woodward, 1889)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
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
Prionodon gibbesi
Prionodon gibbesi
Description:
Citation: Prionodon gibbesi (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]:
1849. Galeocerdo minor, R. W. Gibbes (non Agassiz), Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. [2] vol. i. p. 192, pi. xxv. figs. 63-65. (?) 1849. Oxyrhina miunta, R. W. Gibbes (in part), tom. cit. p. 202, pi. xxvii. fig. 164.
Type. De-tached teeth. A species of moderate size, the teeth comparatively robust and broad, the coro-nal margin often feebly crimped upon the basal extensions.
Form. & Loc. Eocene: South Carolina and Alabama, U.S.A.
28103. About seventy-five teeth; South Carolina.
47006. Two teeth; South Carolina.
P. 5747. Seven tooth; South Carolina.
P. 1220. Six teeth; South Carolina.
P. 1220 a. Eleven teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
P. 2338. Twenty teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
1849. Galeocerdo minor, R. W. Gibbes (non Agassiz), Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. [2] vol. i. p. 192, pi. xxv. figs. 63-65. (?) 1849. Oxyrhina miunta, R. W. Gibbes (in part), tom. cit. p. 202, pi. xxvii. fig. 164.
Type. De-tached teeth. A species of moderate size, the teeth comparatively robust and broad, the coro-nal margin often feebly crimped upon the basal extensions.
Form. & Loc. Eocene: South Carolina and Alabama, U.S.A.
28103. About seventy-five teeth; South Carolina.
47006. Two teeth; South Carolina.
P. 5747. Seven tooth; South Carolina.
P. 1220. Six teeth; South Carolina.
P. 1220 a. Eleven teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
P. 2338. Twenty teeth; Clarke’s Co., Alabama.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=13457;
shark-references Species-ID=13457;
References
Contribution à l'étude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la Plaine Côtière Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Les synchronismes des formations tertiaires des deux côtés de l'Atlantique. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, 45(2–4), 1–110
Contribution à l'étude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la Plaine Côtière Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Les synchronismes des formations tertiaires des deux côtés de l'Atlantique. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, 45(2–4), 1–110
