Cretalamna sarcoportheta

Taxonavigation: Lamniformes

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: Galeomorphii Ordo: Lamniformes

Familia: †Otodontidae
Genus: †Cretalamna

Name

†Cretalamna sarcoportheta Siversson et al., 2015

• Holotype: LO 10888T; Second upper left anterior tooth.

Type locality: Åsen, Kristianstad Basin, southern Sweden.

Type horizon: Unknown horizon within an up to 2 m thick sequence of poorly consolidated calcareous sand of latest early Campanian age (informal Belemnellocamax mammillatus belemnite zone), Late Cretaceous.

Etymology: From Greek sarkos (= flesh), and porthetor (= destroyer); destroyer of flesh.

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.