Kaibabvenator Explained

Kaibabvenator swiftae is a very large, extinct ctenacanthiform fish hat lived in marine environments in what is now Arizona, during the Middle Permian Period.^[1] 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, suggesting a total body length of around NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet).^[2] The specific name honors researcher Sandra Swift for her paleontological contributions to Northern Arizona University.

Notes and References

1. Web site: †Kaibabvenator Hodnett et al. 2012 (elasmobranch) . 27 August 2023 . fossilworks.org.
2. 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 . en . 10.1080/02724634.2023.2292599 . 0272-4634.