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Plicatoscyllium
''Plicatoscyllium'' is an extinct genus of orectolobiform shark known from deposits of Late Cretaceous age in France, Jordan, the Netherlands, Syria and the United States. Remains tentatively referrable to the genus from Cenozoic deposits have been discovered in Saudi Arabia. The genus was named by G.R. Case and H. Cappetta (1997)G. R. Case and H. Cappetta. 1997. A new Selachian Fauna from the Late Maastrichtian of Texas (Upper Cretaceous/Navarroan; Kemp Formation) . ''Münchner Geowiss. Abh.'' (A)(34):131-189 to refer to species formerly considered species of ''Ginglymostoma'', namely the species ''G. gharbii'', ''G. youssoufiaense'' and ''G. minutum''. Furthermore, the species ''G. globidens'' was considered to possibly represent a species of ''Plicatyoscyllium''. Furthermore, the species of ''G. lehneri'' and ''G. rugosum'' were synonymized with ''P. minutum'', which would have been a wide-ranging species known from western Africa, eastern North America and Europe. Teeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prognathodon Saturator
''Prognathodon'' is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family. It is classified as part of the Mosasaurinae subfamily, alongside genera like '' Mosasaurus'' and '' Clidastes''. ''Prognathodon'' has been recovered from deposits ranging in age from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian in the Middle East, Europe, New Zealand, and North America. ''Prognathodon'' means "forejaw tooth", which originates from the Latin ''pro''- ("earlier" or "prior"), Greek ''gnathos'' ("jaw") and ''odṓn'' ("tooth"). Twelve nominal species of ''Prognathodon'' are recognised, from North America, northern and western Africa, the Middle East, western Europe and New Zealand. Due to the sometimes clear differences between them and the incomplete nature of many of the specimens, the systematics of the genus and which species should properly be considered ''Prognathodon'' is controversial. Some species have been assigned to other genera, such as ''Dollosaurus'' and ''Brachysaurana' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
