Odontaspis attenuata
| Odontaspis attenuata Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Early Miocene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Odontaspididae |
| Genus: | Odontaspis |
| Species: | †O. attenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Odontaspis attenuata | |
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Odontaspis attenuata is a fossil species of sand shark discovered in the Oamaru formation near New Zealand from fossilized teeth.[3]: 19–20, 54
Description
The teeth were narrow and tall, with a curved shape that was very rounded on the inside.[3]: 19–20
Taxonomy
This shark was first described by the geologist James W. Davis in 1888 as Lamna attenuata.[3] It was transferred to Odontaspis in 1924 by Frederick Chapman and F.A. Cudmore.[2]
References
- ↑ "Odontaspis attenuata (Davis, 1888)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 "†Odontaspis attenuata Davis 1888". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 Davis, J. W. (1888). "On fossil fish-remains from the Tertiary and Cretaceo-Tertiary formations of New-Zealand". Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society. 2. 4: 1–48.