Delphyodontos
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Delphyodontos dacriformes is a prehistoric holocephalan fish from the middle Carboniferous-aged Bear Gulch Limestone Lagerstätte, during the Bashkirian Stage in Montana.[1] The adult form is unknown, as the only fossil specimens are of aborted fetuses or recently born young.[2] Sharp teeth and fecal matter in the fossils suggests that Delphyodontos practiced intrauterine cannibalism,[2] like some modern sharks, such as sand tiger sharks.
Quick Facts Delphyodontos Temporal range: Bashkirian, Scientific classification ...
Delphyodontos Temporal range: Bashkirian | |
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Genus: | Delphyodontos |
Species: | D. dacriformes |
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Delphyodontos dacriformes (Lund, 1980) | |
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