''Eostriatolamia'' is an extinct genus of
sharks
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachi ...
in the family
Odontaspididae. It was described by Gluckman in 1980. A new species, ''E. paucicorrugata'', was described from the
Cenomanian of
Canada
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by Charlie J. Underwood and Stephen L. Cumbaa in 2010.
[Charlie J. Underwood and Stephen L. Cumbaa (2010). "Chondrichthyans from a Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) bonebed, Saskatchewan, Canada". Palaeontology 53 (4): 903–944. .]
Species
* ''Eostriatolamia aktobensis''
Zhelezko, 1987
* ''Eostriatolamia lerichei''
Glikman & Zhelezko in Zhelezko, 1977
* ''Eostriatolamia paucicorrugata''
Underwood & Cumbaa, 2010
* ''Eostriatolamia segedini''
Glikman & Zhelezko in Zhelezko, 1977
* ''Eostriatolamia venusta''
Leriche, 1906
* ''Eostriatolamia subulata''
(Agassiz, 1844)
References
External links
''Eostriatolamia''at the
Paleobiology Database
The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms.
History
The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Paleo ...
Cretaceous sharks
Late Cretaceous fish of North America
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