Tassiliodus lessardi
Derycke & Goujet, 2011
Classification: Elasmobranchii incert. sedis incert. fam.
Reference of the original description
Multicuspidate shark teeth associated with chondrichthyan and acanthodian scales from the Emsian (Devonian) of southern Algeria. Geodiversitas, 33(2), 209–226
Multicuspidate shark teeth associated with chondrichthyan and acanthodian scales from the Emsian (Devonian) of southern Algeria. Geodiversitas, 33(2), 209–226
Types
Tassiliodus lessardi
Syntype: MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-15; MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-16; MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-17–35; MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-30-32, 34, 35;
Tassiliodus lessardi
Syntype: MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-15; MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-16; MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-17–35; MNHN(fossil): F.ALD-30-32, 34, 35;
Description:
Citation: Tassiliodus lessardi Derycke & Goujet, 2011: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2026
Description
Original diagnosis after Derycke & Goujet, 2011 [13583]: As for genus: Crown with three diverging main cusps, the middle one being shorter than the two diverging lateral ones, intermediate cusplets in a more labial position than the main ones, rugose base oriented lingually. Scales with a fl at base, a high neck and ridges on the crown, histological structure with an extensive network of wide vascular canals through the neck and base, box-in-box pattern, pallial dentine and mesodentine.
Original diagnosis after Derycke & Goujet, 2011 [13583]: As for genus: Crown with three diverging main cusps, the middle one being shorter than the two diverging lateral ones, intermediate cusplets in a more labial position than the main ones, rugose base oriented lingually. Scales with a fl at base, a high neck and ridges on the crown, histological structure with an extensive network of wide vascular canals through the neck and base, box-in-box pattern, pallial dentine and mesodentine.
References
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
Multicuspidate shark teeth associated with chondrichthyan and acanthodian scales from the Emsian (Devonian) of southern Algeria. Geodiversitas, 33(2), 209–226
DOI: 10.5252/g2011n2a1
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1
Multicuspidate shark teeth associated with chondrichthyan and acanthodian scales from the Emsian (Devonian) of southern Algeria. Geodiversitas, 33(2), 209–226
DOI: 10.5252/g2011n2a1









