Angoumeius Explained

Angoumeius is an extinct genus of squaliform shark from the Eocene epoch of the Paleogene period.^[1] It is named for its type locality, Angoumé, France. It is known from a single species, A. paradoxus. It is known from many isolated teeth from the Lutetian stage. The inferred dentition is highly unusual for so its familial placement and relationship with other genera remains uncertain. It may be close to Kitefin or Sleeper sharks.^[2]

Further reading

• B. Cahuzac, S. Adnet, H. Cappetta and R. Vullo. 2007. Les espèces et genres de poissons Sélaciens fossiles (Crétacé, Tertiaire) créés dans le Bassin d'Aquitaine ; recensement, taxonomie. Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 142(35):3–43

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fossilworks: Angoumeius. 2 October 2020. fossilworks.org.
2. ADNET, Sylvain; CAPPETTA, Henri & REYNDERS, Jozef 2006. Nouveaux genres de Squaliformes (Chondrichthyes) du Paleogene des Landes (Sud-Ouest de la France). New squaliforms genera (Chondrichthyes: Squalomorphii) from the Paleogene of the Landes Department (southwestern France). – Paliontologische Zeitschrift 80 (1): 60–67, 3 figs., Stuttgart, 31.3. 2006.