Duffinselache

Duf-fin-sel-ah-kay.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Duffinselache ‭(‬Duffin’s scale‭)‬.

Phonetic

Duf-fin-sel-ah-kay.

Named By

Plamen S.‭ ‬Andreev‭ & ‬Gilles Cuny‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Chondrichthyes,‭ ‬Selachimorpha.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬holwellensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

England.

Time Period

Rhaetian of the Triassic.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Duffinselache is an extinct genus of shark that is known to have swum in the waters around what is now England during the late Triassic.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New Triassic stem selachimorphs‭ (‬Chondrichthyes,‭ ‬Elasmobranchii‭) ‬and their bearing on the evolution of dental enameloid in Neoselachii.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬32‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬255‭–‬266.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Plamen S.‭ ‬Andreev‭ & ‬Gilles Cuny‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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