Xampylodon diastemacron dos Santos et al. 2024 (cow shark)

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae

Full reference: R. O. dos Santos, D. Riff, R. R. C. Ramos, I. F. Rodrigues, S. M. Scheffler, P. A. Sucerquia, and M. Araújo Carvalho. 2024. A new species of cow shark (Hexanchiformes: Hexanchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Seymour Island, Antarctica. Historical Biology 37:517-528

Belongs to Xampylodon according to R. O. dos Santos et al. 2024

Sister taxon: Xampylodon dentatus

Type specimen: MN 7825-V, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Filo Negro Section, Klb 9, which is in a Maastrichtian marine siltstone/carbonate in the López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Filo Negro Section, Klb 9

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