Xenacanthus gracilis
(Newberry, 1856)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Xenacanthiformes Xenacanthidae
	Reference of the original description
	
	
Description of several new genera and species of fossil fishes, from the Carboniferous strata of Ohio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 8, 96–100
Description of several new genera and species of fossil fishes, from the Carboniferous strata of Ohio. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 8, 96–100
	Types
Xenacanthus gracilis
	
	
	
Xenacanthus gracilis
Description:
Citation: Xenacanthus gracilis (Newberry, 1856): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
		Remarks
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		shark-references Species-ID=10238;
		References
		
	
		
		
			
An Overview of the Upper Carboniferous Fossil Deposit at Linton, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science, 88(1), 55–60
	
	
		
		
			
The Diamond Coal Mine of Linton, Ohio, and its Pennsylvanian-age vertebrates. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 6(2), 174–190
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1986.10011609
	
	
		
		
			
Jaws and teeth of American xenacanth sharks. Journal of Paleontology, 26(3), 489–500
	
	
		
		
			
Fresh- and brackish-water vertebrate-bearing deposits of the Pennsylvanian of Illinois. The Journal of Geology, 54(5), 281–305
DOI: 10.1086/625364
	
	

An Overview of the Upper Carboniferous Fossil Deposit at Linton, Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science, 88(1), 55–60

The Diamond Coal Mine of Linton, Ohio, and its Pennsylvanian-age vertebrates. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 6(2), 174–190
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1986.10011609

Jaws and teeth of American xenacanth sharks. Journal of Paleontology, 26(3), 489–500

Fresh- and brackish-water vertebrate-bearing deposits of the Pennsylvanian of Illinois. The Journal of Geology, 54(5), 281–305
DOI: 10.1086/625364
				
				
    					
    					
    					
    					
                        
    					







