Synechodus andersoni

Case, 1978


Classification: Elasmobranchii Synechodontiformes Palaeospinacidae

Reference of the original description
Case, G.R. (1978)
A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 160(1–6), 176–205

Types
Synechodus andersoni
Holotype: USTL: MTA 4; Paratype: USTL: MTA 5;


Description:


Citation: Synechodus andersoni Case, 1978: 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 (1978) p. 184 [388]: Teeth of large size, averaging 2 cm in root width, 1 1/2 cm in height (central cusp to base of root), one large central cusp at center of root, conical in shape and tapering to a point at its apex, with two smaller sigmoid cusplets on either side.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7053;
valid after Case (1978) p. 184 [388];

synonym of Paraorthacodus andersoni after Hoganson et al. (2019) p. 16 [27441];


References
Case, G.R. (1978)
A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 160(1–6), 176–205