Bathytheristes is an extinct genus of chimaera from the late Early Jurassic epoch of the Jurassic Period. Its name roughly translates to "Reaper of the deep." It is known from a single species, B. gracilis. It was discovered in the early Toarcian-aged Posidonia Shale Formation of Ohmden, Germany. The specific epithet refers to the slender of the tooth plate in this species. It is related to the modern elephantfish.[1][2]
Bathytheristes Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | Chimaeriformes |
Family: | Callorhinchidae |
Genus: | †Bathytheristes Duffin, 1995 |
References
edit- ^ DUFFIN, C.J. (1995) Holocephalans in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart 3. First chimaeroid from the Lias of Baden-Württemberg (Early Toarcian of Ohmden). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B, 231: 1–12
- ^ "Fossilworks: Bathytheristes gracilis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-06.