Fossil teeth of Odontaspis winkleri from Khouribga (Morocco), 55-45 mya
Fossils of Odontaspis have been found all over the world. These extinct sand sharks lived from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary periods (from 136.4 to 0.012 Ma). Fossils of these fishes have been found worldwide.[1]
^Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 123. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ abBourdon, J. Odontaspis Agassiz 1838. Elasmo.com. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
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odontaspis, from, greek, ὀδούς, odoús, tooth, greek, ἀσπίς, aspís, shield, genus, sand, shark, with, extant, species, temporal, range, cretaceous, present, preꞒ, smalltooth, sand, tiger, ferox, bigeye, sand, tiger, noronhai, scientific, classificationdomain, e. Odontaspis from Greek ὀdoys odous tooth and Greek ἀspis aspis shield 2 is a genus of sand shark with two extant species OdontaspisTemporal range Cretaceous Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N 1 Smalltooth sand tiger O ferox Bigeye sand tiger O noronhai Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ChondrichthyesSubclass ElasmobranchiiSubdivision SelachimorphaOrder LamniformesFamily OdontaspididaeGenus OdontaspisAgassiz 1838Type speciesCarcharias feroxRisso 1826 Contents 1 Description 2 Extant species 3 Extinct species 4 See also 5 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp The prominent cusps of one Odontaspis species O ferox Bigeye sand tigers can reach a length of about 3 6 metres 12 ft and smalltooth sand tigers of about 4 1 m They are large bodied sharks with long conical snouts broad based dorsal and anal fins and an asymmetrical caudal fin with a strong lower lobe Their teeth are large with prominent narrow cusps 3 They are distinguished from the similar genus Carcharias by the absence of crushing posterior teeth 4 These bottom dwelling deepwater sharks can be found in temperate and tropical waters of all the oceans 4 Extant species editOdontaspis ferox A Risso 1810 smalltooth sand tiger Odontaspis noronhai Maul 1955 bigeye sand tiger Extinct species editExtinct species within this genus include 1 Odontaspis aculeatus Capetta amp Case 1975 Odontaspis speyeri Dartevelle amp Casier 1943 Odontaspis winkleri Leriche 1905 nbsp Fossil teeth of Odontaspis winkleri from Khouribga Morocco 55 45 mya Fossils of Odontaspis have been found all over the world These extinct sand sharks lived from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary periods from 136 4 to 0 012 Ma Fossils of these fishes have been found worldwide 1 See also edit nbsp Sharks portalList of prehistoric cartilaginous fishReferences edit a b c Fossilworks Roberts George 1839 An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology London Longman Orme Brown Green amp Longmans p 123 Retrieved 31 December 2021 Compagno L J V 1984 Sharks of the World An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Shark Species Known to Date Rome Food and Agriculture Organization ISBN 92 5 101384 5 a b Bourdon J Odontaspis Agassiz 1838 Elasmo com Retrieved on December 24 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odontaspis amp oldid 1182024544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
