Truyolsodontos

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Truyolsodontos
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Coniacian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Truyolsodontidae
Bernárdez, 2018
Genus: Truyolsodontos
Bernárdez, 2018[1]
Type species
Truyolsodontos estauni
Bernárdez, 2018
Other species
  • Truyolsodontos magnus
    (Landemaine, 1991)[2]
Synonyms
Species synonymy
  • T. magnus
      • Protoscyliorhinus magnus
        Landemaine, 1991

Truyolsodontos is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, T. estauni and T. magnus. It has been found in Spain, France, Ireland, and possibly Lithuania.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bernárdez, E. (2018). "Truyolsodontos estauni n. gen., n. sp., Truyolsodontidae, a new family of lamniform sharks from the Cenomanian of northern Spain". Annales de Paléontologie. 104 (3): 175–181. Bibcode:2018AnPal.104..175B. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2018.05.002. S2CID 135273664.
  2. ^ Landemaine, O. (1991). "Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé supérieur du sud-ouest de la France. Quelques apports à la systématique des élasmobranches" (PDF). SAGA Information. 1: 1–45.