Full reference: U. Heidtke and K. Kratschmer. 2001. Gladbachus adentatus a primitive shark from the Upper Givetian (Upper Middle Devonian) near Bergisch gladbach (Rhenish Schiefergebirge). Mainzer Geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen 30:105-122
Parent taxon: Chondrichthyes according to U. Heidtke and K. Kratschmer 2001
Sister taxa: Altholepidiformes, Antarctilamniformes, Bandringidae, Bradyodontida, Cladoselachimorpha, Clamydoselachidae, Ctenacanthimorpha, Ctenoptychius ordii, Desmiodontida, Doliodus, Duplisuggestus, Elasmobranchii, Elegestolepidida, Eucentrurus, Fasciodus, Geisacanthus, Gogoselachus, Gracilisuggestus, Holocephali, Holocephalimorpha, Iniopterygia, Karksilepis, Kathemacanthidae, Leonotus, Machichnus, Mongolepidida, Mongolepidiformes, Obtusacanthus, Omalodontiformes, Palaeospondylidae, Phoebodontiformes, Plesioselachus, Polymerolepidiformes, Polysentoridae, Proprigalea, Protodontidae, Ptomacanthus, Pucapampellidae, Pucapumpella, Qianodus, Rhinobatiformes, Shenacanthus, Simmorius, Sinacanthida, Subterbranchialia, Thaumatacanthus, Wellingtonellidae, Xenacanthimorpha, Yuanolepis
Subtaxa: Gladbachus adentatus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bergisch-Gladbach area (Devonian of Germany)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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