''Chlamydoselachus garmani'' is an extinct species of large

frilled shark The frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus anguineus''), also known as the lizard shark, is one of the two extant taxon, extant species of shark in the family (biology), family Chlamydoselachidae (the other is the southern African frilled shark, ''Ch ...

from the

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. Fossils have been found in

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Description

The teeth of ''Chlamydoselachus garmani'' are almost twice the size of the extant '' C. anguineus'' , making it a possible 2.7-3.6 m (9-12 ft) long and its roots meso-distally broad and labio-lingually short.

References

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