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Adnetoscyllium

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Adnetoscyllium
Temporal range: Santonian–Campanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Genus: Adnetoscyllium
Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013
Species:
A. angloparisensis
Binomial name
Adnetoscyllium angloparisensis
Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta & Ward, 2013

Adnetoscyllium is an extinct genus of bamboo shark from the Cretaceous period. It is currently monotypic, containing only the species A. angloparisensis. The genus is named for prominent paleoichthyologist, Dr. Sylvain Adnet. The specific epithet refers to the range which is thus far restricted to the Anglo-Paris Basin of France and the United Kingdom.

It has a range starting in the Santonian and ending in the Campanian though some fragmentary older teeth likely from this species are known. It can be told apart from most other related genera via its lack of lateral cusplets.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Guinot, Guillaume; Underwood, Charlie J.; Cappetta, Henri; Ward, David J. (2013-08-01). "Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (6): 589–671. Bibcode:2013JSPal..11..589G. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.767286. ISSN 1477-2019. S2CID 84892884.
  2. ^ Seltser, V. B., Pervushov, E. M., & Kalyakin, E. A. (2020). ABOUT SANTONIAN DEPOSITS OF THE VOLSKY CHALK PITS.