Kenolamna, the Glossary
Kenolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the Cretaceous period known only from isolated teeth.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Cretaceous, Cretalamna, Extinction, Genus, Lamniformes, Monotypic taxon, Otodontidae, Palaeocarcharodon, Western Australian Museum.
- Otodontidae
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya).
Cretalamna
Cretalamna is a genus of extinct otodontid shark that lived from the latest Early Cretaceous to Eocene epoch (about 103 to 46 million years ago). Kenolamna and Cretalamna are Cretaceous sharks and Otodontidae.
Extinction
Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.
Genus
Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.
Lamniformes
The Lamniformes (from Greek lamna "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae).
Monotypic taxon
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.
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Otodontidae
Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the order Lamniformes. Kenolamna and Otodontidae are Prehistoric shark stubs.
Palaeocarcharodon
Palaeocarcharodon, also known as the pygmy white shark, is a genus of shark within the family Otodontidae that lived about 61.7 to 55.8 Ma during the Paleocene. Kenolamna and Palaeocarcharodon are Otodontidae and Prehistoric shark stubs.
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Western Australian Museum
The Western Australian Museum is a statutory authority within the Culture and the Arts Portfolio, established under the Museum Act 1969.
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