Deltalepis parva

Andreev, Coates, Karatajute-Talimaa, Shelton, Cooper & Sansom, 2017

Classification: Elegestolepidida Elegestolepididae

Reference of the original description

Andreev, P.S. & Coates, M.I. & Karatajute-Talimaa, V. & Shelton, R.M. & Cooper, P.R. & Sansom, I.J. (2017)
Elegestolepis and its kin, the earliest monodontode chondrichthyans. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 37(1), Article e1245664

Types
Deltalepis parva
Holotype: LMoG: BU5275;

Description:

Citation: Deltalepis parva Andreev, Coates, Karatajute-Talimaa, Shelton, Cooper & Sansom, 2017: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 08/2026

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Description
Original diagnosis after Andreev, Coates, Karatajute-Talimaa, Shelton, Cooper & Sansom, 2017 [25326]: Deltalepis species with ovoid scale crowns compartmentalized into seven to 10 lobes. The lateral crown branches of the pulp cavity do not connect directly to the main pulp canal.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=14881;

References

Schnetz, L. & Dunne, E.M. & Feichtinger, I. & Butler, R.J. & Coates, M.I. & Sansom, I.J. (2024)
Rise and diversification of chondrichthyans in the Paleozoic. Paleobiology, 50(2), 271–284
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2024.1