Kenolamna gunsoni from Gearle Siltstone of Australia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Subclass:
Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:
Selachimorpha
Order:
Lamniformes
Family:
†Otodontidae
Genus:
†Kenolamna Siversson, 2017
Species
K. gunsoni
Kenolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the Cretaceous period known only from isolated teeth. It is named in honor of Kenneth McNamara, former curator of Paleontology at the Western Australian Museum. It is tentatively placed in the family Otodontidae, and is closest in design to Cretalamna and Paleocarcharodon though it is unclear how closely related it is to either. Currently, it is a monotypic genus containing only the species K. gunsoni.[1]
^Siverson, Mikael (2013). "Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Campanian) mid-palaeolatitude sharks of Cretalamna appendiculata type". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.2012.0137. ISSN 0567-7920.
Kenolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the Cretaceous period known only from isolated teeth. It is named in honor of Kenneth McNamara, former...
†Megalolamna Shimada et al., 2016 Genus †Palaeocarcharodon Casieer, 1960 Genus †Kenolamna Siversson, 2017 Family Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983...
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