Kaibabvenator swiftae is a very large, extinct ctenacanthiform fish that lived in marine environments in what is now Arizona, during the Middle Permian Period.[2] K. swiftae is known from large teeth up to 30 millimeters long found in the Kachina Microsite, of the lower Fossil Mountain Member, in the Kaibab Formation near Flagstaff, Arizona,[1] suggesting a total body length of around 5–6 metres (16–20 ft).[3] The specific name honors researcher Sandra Swift for her paleontological contributions to Northern Arizona University.[1]
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| Comparison of K. swiftae, Diablodontus, and Glikmanius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | †Ctenacanthiformes |
| Family: | †Heslerodidae |
| Genus: | †Kaibabvenator Hodnett, Elliot, Olson & Wittke, 2012[1] |
| Species: | †K. swiftae
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| †Kaibabvenator swiftae Hodnett et al. 2012[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Hodnett, John-Paul M.; Elliott, David K.; Olson, Tom J.; Wittke, James H. (2012). "Ctenacanthiform sharks from the Permian Kaibab Formation, northern Arizona". Historical Biology. 24 (4): 381. Bibcode:2012HBio...24..381H. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.683193. S2CID 85332499.
- ^ "†Kaibabvenator Hodnett et al. 2012 (elasmobranch)". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Hodnett, John-Paul M.; Toomey, Rickard; Egli, H. Chase; Ward, Gabe; Wood, John R.; Olson, Rickard; Tolleson, Kelli; Tweet, Justin S.; Santucci, Vincent L. (February 2024). "New ctenacanth sharks (Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Ctenacanthiformes) from the Middle to Late Mississippian of Kentucky and Alabama". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2292599. ISSN 0272-4634.
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