Brachycarcharias cf. twiggsensis
(Case, 1981)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Odontaspididae
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
Brachycarcharias cf. twiggsensis
Brachycarcharias cf. twiggsensis
Description:
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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=10281;
synonym of Brachycarcharias twiggsensisi after Ebersole et al. (2019) p. 43 [27789];
shark-references Species-ID=10281;
synonym of Brachycarcharias twiggsensisi after Ebersole et al. (2019) p. 43 [27789];
References
Priabonian sharks and rays (late Eocene: Neoselachii) from Minqar Tabaghbagh in the Western Qattara Depression, Egypt. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 32(6): 71–90
Shark and ray faunas in the Middle and Late Eocene of the Fayum Area, Egypt. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 122(1), 47–66
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2010.09.004
Paleo-environments of the exposed Eocene Sediments between Wadi El-Hitan and east Siwa in the Egyptian Western Desert based on their faunal content especially the vertebrates. Thesis, Zagazig University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department
Priabonian sharks and rays (late Eocene: Neoselachii) from Minqar Tabaghbagh in the Western Qattara Depression, Egypt. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, 32(6): 71–90
Shark and ray faunas in the Middle and Late Eocene of the Fayum Area, Egypt. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 122(1), 47–66
DOI: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2010.09.004
Paleo-environments of the exposed Eocene Sediments between Wadi El-Hitan and east Siwa in the Egyptian Western Desert based on their faunal content especially the vertebrates. Thesis, Zagazig University, Faculty of Science, Geology Department
