Omanoselache hendersoni Koot et al. 2013 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes

Full reference: M. B. Koot, G. Cuny, A. Tintori and R. J. Twitchett. 2013. A new diverse shark fauna from the Wordian (Middle Permian) Khuff Formation in the interior Haushi-Huqf area, Sultanate of Oman. Palaeontology 56:303-343

Belongs to Omanoselache according to M. B. Koot et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Omanoselache angiolinii, Omanoselache bucheri, Omanoselache contrarius, Omanoselache halli

Type specimen: MPUM 10884, a tooth. Its type locality is Haushi section K1, AO40, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Khuff Formation of Oman.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Oman (12 collections)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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