Lamna twiggsensis
Case, 1981
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Lamnidae
Reference of the original description
Late Eocene selachians from South-central Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 176(1–3), 52–79
Late Eocene selachians from South-central Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 176(1–3), 52–79
Types
Lamna twiggsensis
Lamna twiggsensis
Description:
Citation: Lamna twiggsensis Case, 1981: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 05/2024
Description
Diagnosis after Case 1981 [391]: Teeth ranging in size from 1.5 to 3 cms, and averaging 2.5 cms, a vestigial median furrow (groove) on the root area, teeth with from 1 to 2 lateral cusps on either side. Description: Lower jaw teeth erect. Anterior teeth with slender cuspidate lateral cusps. Lateral teeth wider, with from 1 to 2 lateral cusps, triangular in shape, and the larger of the cusps — flaring out in opposite directions from the tooth blade. No medial furrow (groove), but an imperfectly developed "furrow" on some specimens, with a definitive apical foramen positioned on the lingual boss of the tooth's root.
Diagnosis after Case 1981 [391]: Teeth ranging in size from 1.5 to 3 cms, and averaging 2.5 cms, a vestigial median furrow (groove) on the root area, teeth with from 1 to 2 lateral cusps on either side. Description: Lower jaw teeth erect. Anterior teeth with slender cuspidate lateral cusps. Lateral teeth wider, with from 1 to 2 lateral cusps, triangular in shape, and the larger of the cusps — flaring out in opposite directions from the tooth blade. No medial furrow (groove), but an imperfectly developed "furrow" on some specimens, with a definitive apical foramen positioned on the lingual boss of the tooth's root.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3451;
valid after Case (1981) p. 58 [391];
synonym of Tethylamna twiggsensis after Cappetta & Case (2016) p. 51 [24889];
synonym of Brachycarcharias twiggsensisi after Ebersole et al. (2019) p. 43 [27789];
shark-references Species-ID=3451;
valid after Case (1981) p. 58 [391];
synonym of Tethylamna twiggsensis after Cappetta & Case (2016) p. 51 [24889];
synonym of Brachycarcharias twiggsensisi after Ebersole et al. (2019) p. 43 [27789];
References
Die Neoselachier der Paleokaribik (Pisces: Elasmobranchii). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 119, 1–102
Late Eocene selachians from South-central Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 176(1–3), 52–79
Die Neoselachier der Paleokaribik (Pisces: Elasmobranchii). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 119, 1–102
Late Eocene selachians from South-central Georgia. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 176(1–3), 52–79
