Cretorectolobus olsoni

Case, 1978


Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae

Reference of the original description
Case, G.R. (1978)
A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 160(1–6), 176–205

Types
Cretorectolobus olsoni
Holotype: USTL: MTA 9; Paratype: USTL: MTA 10;


Description:


Citation: Cretorectolobus olsoni Case, 1978: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 09/2026

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Description
Original diagnosis after Case (1978) p. 188 [388]: Teeth small to medium size, ranging from 2 mm up to 5 mm, crown is low, and its cusp is directed towards the interior of the jaw, vestigial cusplets on wide lateral buttresses, and a low uvula overhanging the root area on the labial aspect.

References
Guinot, G. & Condamine, F.L. (2023)
Global impact and selectivity of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction among sharks, skates, and rays. Science, 379, 802–806
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn2080
Hoganson, J.W. & Erickson, J.M. & Everhart, M.J. (2022)
First Report of Elasmobranchii and Osteichthyans from the Fox Hills Formation (Late Cretaceous), Poison Springs Locality, Northeastern Colorado. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 125(3-4), 195–232
DOI: 10.1660/062.125.0310
Hoganson, J.W. & Erickson, M. & Holland, F.D. (2019)
Chondrichthyan and Osteichthyan Paleofaunas from the Cretaceous (Late Maastrichtian) Fox Hills Formation of North Dakota, USA: Paleoecology, Paleogeography, and Extinction. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 398, 1–94
Brinkman, D.B. & Braman, D.R. & Neuman, A.G. & Ralrick, P.E. & Sato, T. (2005)
A Vertebrate Assemblage from the Marine Shales of the Lethbridge Coal Zone. In P. J. Currie and E. B. Koppelhus(eds.) Dinosaur Provincial Park, A spectacular ancient ecosystem revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana: 486–500
Beavan, N.R. & Russell, A.P. (1999)
An elasmobranch assemblage from the terrestrial-marine transitional Lethbridge Coal Zone (Dinosaur Park Formation: Upper Campanian), Alberta, Canada. Journal of Paleontology, 73(3), 494–503
Siversson, M. (1995)
Revision of Cretorectolobus (Neoselachii) and description of Cederstroemia n. gen., a Cretaceous carpet shark (Orectolobiformes) with a cutting dentition. Journal of Paleontology, 69(5), 974–979
Case, G.R. (1987)
A new selachian fauna from the Late Campanian of Wyoming (Teapot Sandstone Member, Mesaverde Formation, Big Horn Basin). Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 197(1–3), 1–37
Case, G.R. (1978)
A new selachian fauna from the Judith River Formation (Campanian) of Montana. Palaeontographica, Abt. A, 160(1–6), 176–205