Isurus eocaenus
(Woodward, 1889)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Lamnidae
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
Isurus eocaenus
Isurus eocaenus
Description:
Citation: Isurus eocaenus (Woodward, 1889): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2025
Description
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
Type. Detached teeth; British Museum. Teeth of considerable size, broad and triangular, much compressed; dental crown with very slightly excavated posterior margin.
Form. & Loc. London Clay: Highgate, London.
43135. Two type specimens, the larger measuring 0-01 across the base; Highgate Archway.
Original description of Woodward, 1889 [2593]:
Type. Detached teeth; British Museum. Teeth of considerable size, broad and triangular, much compressed; dental crown with very slightly excavated posterior margin.
Form. & Loc. London Clay: Highgate, London.
43135. Two type specimens, the larger measuring 0-01 across the base; Highgate Archway.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=12770;
synonym of Xiphodolamia ensis after Adnet et al. (2009) p. 3 [4105]
shark-references Species-ID=12770;
synonym of Xiphodolamia ensis after Adnet et al. (2009) p. 3 [4105]
References
Extinct Vertebrates from Beaumaris. Victorian Naturalist, 43(3), 78–82
Some Cainozoic fish remains, vvith a revision of the group. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 36, 107–162
Extinct Vertebrates from Beaumaris. Victorian Naturalist, 43(3), 78–82
Some Cainozoic fish remains, vvith a revision of the group. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 36, 107–162
