Chlamydoselachus garmani is an extinct species of large frilled shark from the Miocene. Fossils have been found in Germany.[1]
| Chlamydoselachus garmani Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Hexanchiformes |
| Family: | Chlamydoselachidae |
| Genus: | Chlamydoselachus |
| Species: | C. garmani
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| Chlamydoselachus garmani Welton, 1983
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Description
editThe teeth of Chlamydoselachus garmani are almost twice the size of the extant C. anguineus , making it a possible 2.7-3.6 m (9-12 ft) long and its roots meso-distally broad and labio-lingually short.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pfeil, F. H. (1983). "Zahnmorphologische Untersuchungen an rezenten und fossilen Haien der Ordnungen Chlamydoselachiformes und Echinorhiniformes". Palaeoichthyologica. 1: 1–315.
- ^ "Chlamydoselachus garmani WELTON IN PFEIL, 1983". SharkReference.com.
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