Cantioscyllium aff. decipiens
Woodward, 1889
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Ginglymostomatidae
Reference of the original description
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.
Catalogue of the fossil fishes in the British Museum. Part. I. British Museum (Natural History): 474 p., fig., 17 pl.
Types
Cantioscyllium aff. decipiens
Cantioscyllium aff. decipiens
Description:
Citation: Cantioscyllium aff. decipiens Woodward, 1889: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
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Description
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]: The type specimen, consisting of the imperfect mandibular and hyoid arches, pectoral arch, and the anterior portion of the vertebral column, figured by Agassiz, tom. cit. pl. xxxviii. fig. 2 (Scyllious antiquus); Lower Chalk, Burham, Kent. Several teeth have been exposed by the removal of matrix since the publication of the original figure and description; and these exhibit the character noted in the foregoing generic and specific Diagnosiss.
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]: The type specimen, consisting of the imperfect mandibular and hyoid arches, pectoral arch, and the anterior portion of the vertebral column, figured by Agassiz, tom. cit. pl. xxxviii. fig. 2 (Scyllious antiquus); Lower Chalk, Burham, Kent. Several teeth have been exposed by the removal of matrix since the publication of the original figure and description; and these exhibit the character noted in the foregoing generic and specific Diagnosiss.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=10221;
shark-references Species-ID=10221;
References
Additions aux faunes de sélaciens du Crétacé du Texas (Albien supérieur-Campanien). Palaeo Ichthyologica, 9, 5–111
Additions aux faunes de sélaciens du Crétacé du Texas (Albien supérieur-Campanien). Palaeo Ichthyologica, 9, 5–111
