Protolamna Explained

Protolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the Cretaceous Period.^[1] The genus is known from Europe, Asia and North America.^[2]

Species

Seven species are currently attributed to this genus, including the following:

• P. borodini (Maastrichtian, New Jersey)
• P. carteri (Cenomanian, Texas)
• P. compressidens (Turonian-Coniacian, Belgium, France, Texas)
• P. gigantea (Cenomanian, Minnesota)
• P. ricaurtei (Barremian-Aptian Paja Formation, Colombia)^[3]
• P. roanokeensis (Albian, Texas)
• P. sokolovi (Aptian-Albian, Russia)

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. Kriwet. Jürgen. Klug. Stefanie. Canudo. José I.. Cuenca-Bescos. Gloria. October 2008. A new Early Cretaceous lamniform shark (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. en. 154. 2. 278–290. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00410.x. free.
2. Web site: elasmo.com. 2020-08-15. www.elasmo.com.
3. Carrillo Briceño et al., 2019