Cetorhinus huddlestoni is extinct species of basking shark that lived in the Middle miocene period. Its fossils consist of juvenile specimens, represented by fragmented and complete teeth. They are believed to be the same size as the current basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). It was discovered in the Shark tooth Formation by Welton in 2013.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Cetorhinidae |
| Genus: | Cetorhinus |
| Species: | †C. huddlestoni
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| †Cetorhinus huddlestoni Welton, 2013
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Description
editThe few specimens described were found in the Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed Formation, Kern County, California.[2] It was the ancestor of the modern basking shark and lived during the Middle Miocene period. Fossils of other sharks such as Cetorhinus piersoni, Galeocerdo spp., Otodus subauriculatus, Otodus megalodon, and Carcharodon carcharias were found in the same place.[3]
References
edit- ^ Welton, Bruce J. (2013). "A New Archaic Basking Shark (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae) From the Late Eocene of Western Oregon, U.S.A., and Description of the Dentition, Gill Rakers and Vertebrae of the Recent Basking Shark Cetorhinus Maximus (Gunnerus)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Welton, Bruce J. (2014). "A new fossil basking shark (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae) from the Middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, Kern County, California". Contributions in Science. 522. Figure 5: 29–44. doi:10.5962/p.214394. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Malyshinka, Tatiana; Nam, Gi-Soo; Kwon, Seung-Hyek (27 August 2021). "Basking Shark Remains (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the Miocene of South Korea". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5). Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E7625M. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2037625. 247466156. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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