Early Frasnian sharks from central Iran

Authors

  • Vachik Hairapetian Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan branch, PO Box 81595-158, Esfahan
  • Michał Ginter Institute of Geology, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 93, 02-089 Warsaw
  • Mehdi Yazdi Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Esfahan University, 81746, Esfahan

Keywords:

Chondrichthyes, Teeth, Scales, Omalodontiformes, Phoebodontiformes, Frasnian, Iran

Abstract

Two limestone bone-beds in the early Frasnian of the Chahriseh section, central Iran, yielded numerous chondrichthyan teeth and scales. The fauna includes, most probably, only two taxa: a hitherto unknown aztecodontid omalodontiform, Manberodus fortis gen. et sp. nov., and a multicuspid phoebodontiform, provisionally referred to as Phoebodus cf. latus GINTER & IVANOV, 1995. A new omalodontiformfamily, Aztecodontidae, including Aztecodus LONG& YOUNG, 1995 and Manberodus gen. nov., is proposed.

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Published

2008-06-10

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 2 (2008)

Section

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