Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Full reference: G. Cuny, V. Suteethorn, S. Kamha, E. Buffeteut, and M. Philippe. 2006. A new hybodont shark assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand. Historical Biology 18(1):21-31
Belongs to Lonchidion according to G. Cuny et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Lonchidion anitae, Lonchidion babulskii, Lonchidion breve, Lonchidion crenulatum, Lonchidion delsatei, Lonchidion derenzii, Lonchidion ferganensis, Lonchidion griffisi, Lonchidion humblei, Lonchidion indicus, Lonchidion inflexum, Lonchidion marocensis, Lonchidion microselachos, Lonchidion monteschi, Lonchidion selachas, Lonchidion selachos, Lonchidion striatum, Lonchidion weltoni
Type specimen: TF7668, a tooth (Teeth small and homodont, crown smooth without any cusp; sharp longitudinal crest; narrow and prominent labial peg without an ascending ridge.). Its type locality is Phu Phan Tong, which is in a Barremian floodplain sandstone/limestone in the Sao Khua Formation of Thailand.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Malaysia (1 collection), Thailand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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