- Source: Protolamna
Protolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the Cretaceous Period. The genus is known from Europe, Asia and North America.
Species
Seven species are currently attributed to this genus, including the following:
P. borodini (Maastrichtian, New Jersey)
P. carteri (Cenomanian, Texas)
P. compressidens (Turonian-Coniacian, Belgium, France, Texas)
P. gigantea (Cenomanian, Minnesota)
P. ricaurtei (Barremian-Aptian Paja Formation, Colombia)
P. roanokeensis (Albian, Texas)
P. sokolovi (Aptian-Albian, Russia)
References
= Bibliography
=Carrillo Briceño, Jorge D.; Parra, Juan; Luque, Javier (2019), "A new lamniform shark Protolamna ricaurtensis sp. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous of Colombia", Cretaceous Research, 95: 336–340, Bibcode:2019CrRes..95..336C, doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2018.12.007, retrieved 2019-03-12
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lamniformes
- Protolamna
- Lamniformes
- Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
- Mangystau Region
- Bladen Formation
- Leptostyrax
- Paja Formation
- Paw Paw Formation
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
- Hesseltal Formation
