Palaeobates Explained

Palaeobates is an extinct genus of prehistoric elasmobranchs in the order Hybodontiformes. It lived during the Triassic period.[1] It was a small shark about long.[2] Palaeobates had a grinding-type dentition, which it used to crush hard-shelled prey. The teeth exhibit an orthodont histology.

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Notes and References

  1. Romano . Carlo . Brinkmann . Winand . A new specimen of the hybodont shark Palaeobates polaris with threedimensionally preserved Meckel's cartilage from the Smithian (Early Triassic) of Spitsbergen . Journal of Paleontology . December 2010 . 30 . 6 . 1673–1683 . 10.1080/02724634.2010.521962. 86411191 .
  2. Scheyer . Torsten M. . Romano . Carlo . Jenks . Jim . Bucher . Hugo . Early Triassic Marine Biotic Recovery: The Predators' Perspective . PLOS ONE . 19 March 2014 . 9 . 3 . e88987 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0088987 . 24647136 . 3960099 . 2014PLoSO...988987S . free .

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