''Chlamydoselachus garmani'' is an extinct species of large

frilled shark The frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus anguineus'') and the southern African frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus africana'') are the two extant species of shark in the family '' Chlamydoselachidae''. The frilled shark is considered a living fossil, ...

from the

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. Fossils have been found in

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Description

The teeth of ''Chlamydoselachus garmani'' are almost twice the size of the extant '' C. anguineus'' , making it a possible 2.7-3.6 m (9-12 ft) long and its roots meso-distally broad and labio-lingually short.

References

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