''Adnetoscyllium'' is an extinct
genus of
bamboo shark from the
Cretaceous period. It is currently monotypic, containing only the species ''A. angloparisensis.'' The genus is named for prominent
paleoichthyologist
The evolution of fish began about 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion. It was during this time that the early chordates developed the skull and the vertebral column, leading to the first craniates and vertebrates. The first fish ...
, Dr.
Sylvain Adnet Sylvain is the French form of Silvanus. It may refer to:
People
*Sylvain Archambault, Canadian director
*Sylvain Bied
Sylvain Bied (26 February 1965 – 18 February 2011) was a French professional Association football, football player and man ...
. The specific epithet refers to the range which is thus far restricted to the Anglo-Paris Basin of
France and the
United Kingdom.
It has a range starting in the
Santonian
The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya (million years ago) and 83.6 ± 0.7 mya. The ...
and ending in the
Campanian though some fragmentary older teeth likely from this species are known. It can be told apart from most other related genera via its lack of lateral cusplets.
[Seltser, V. B., Pervushov, E. M., & Kalyakin, E. A. (2020). ABOUT SANTONIAN DEPOSITS OF THE VOLSKY CHALK PITS.]
References
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Cretaceous sharks
Hemiscylliidae
Prehistoric shark genera