Eosqualiolus skrovinai

Taxonavigation: Squaliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Squalomorphii Ordo: Squaliformes

Familia: Dalatiidae
Genus: †Eosqualiolus
Species: †Eosqualiolus skrovinai

Name

†Eosqualiolus skrovinai Underwood & Schlögl, 2013

• Holotype: SNM Z 27456, lower tooth.

Type locality: Cerová−Lieskové, Vienna Basin, Slovakia. Type horizon: Lakšárska Nová Ves Formation, late Karpatian (equivalent to latest Burdigalian), Miocene.

Etymology: : In honour of Michal Škrovina, who was the first person who encouraged Jan Schlögl with palaeontological interests.

References

• Underwood, C.J. & Schlögl, J. 2013. Deep water chondrichthyans from the Early Miocene of the Vienna Basin (Central Paratethys, Slovakia). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(3): 487-509. DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0101 Reference page.