Notorynchus kempi

Ward, 1979


Classification: Elasmobranchii Hexanchiformes Hexanchidae

Reference of the original description
Ward, D.J. (1979)
Additions to the fish fauna of the English Palaeogene. 3. A review of the Hexanchid sharks with a description of four new species. Tertiary Research, 2(3), 111–129

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Notorhynchus kempi, Notorynchus cf. kempi

Types
Notorynchus kempi
Holotype: BMNH.: P.1224a; Paratype: BMNH.: P.60142; BMNH.: P.58540;


Description:


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Notorynchus kempi Ward, 1979; Late Eocene, Gehlberg Formation, Open pit mine Treue, Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany. Collection and © Adam Anderson

Description
Original diagnose after Ward (1979) p. 119 [2493]: (based on isolated teeth only). Notorynchus with lower antero-lateral teeth from fifteen to over thirty millimeters in length. Mesial cusplets small and even. Principal cusp and distal cusplets low, distally directed with relatively curved mesial and distal cutting edges.

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4201;
valid after Ward (1979) p. 121 [2493]

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