Chlamydoselachus goliath
Chlamydoselachus goliath is a species of large frilled shark that lived during the Late Campanian stage of the late Cretaceous in Angola's southern Benguela Basin.[1] It was described by Miguel Telles Antunes and Henri Cappetta in 2002 during the beginning stages of the PaleoAngola project.
| Chlamydoselachus goliath | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Hexanchiformes |
| Family: | Chlamydoselachidae |
| Genus: | Chlamydoselachus |
| Species: | C. goliath |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydoselachus goliath Antunes & Cappetta, 2002 | |
The holotype named MUS ANG 23 is rather large, with the tooth fragment found alone measuring 20 mm.[2]
References
- "Chlamydoselachus goliath ANTUNES & CAPPETTA, 2002". Shark references.
- "Chlamydoselachus goliath ANTUNES & CAPPETTA, 2002". Shark references.
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