Cretalamna deschutteri

Taxonavigation: Lamniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachii Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: †Otodontidae
Genus: †Cretalamna

Name

†Cretalamna deschutteri Siversson et al., 2015

• Holotype: WAM 13.5.17; lower anterior tooth.

Type locality: SECAB quarry, Bettrechies, northern France.

Type horizon: Tourtia de Bettrechies, early Turonian, Late Cretaceous.

Etymology: Named after Pieter De Schutter, in recognition of his work on Cenozoic elasmobranchs from Belgium and assistance in making teeth from the SECAB quarry available to authors.

References

• Siversson, M., Lindgren, J., Newbrey, M.G., Cederström, P. & Cook, T.D. 2015. Cenomanian-Campanian (Late Cretaceous) mid-palaeolatitude sharks of Cretalamna appendiculata type. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60(2): 339–384. DOI: 10.4202/app.2012.0137 [Full article (PDF). Reference page.