Cladoselache - Wikipedia
Cladoselache is an extinct genus of shark-like chondrichthyan (cartilaginous fish) from the Late Devonian of North America. It was similar in body shape to modern lamnid sharks (such as mako sharks and the great white shark), but was not …
Cladoselachidae - Wikipedia
Cladoselache. Maghriboselache. Cladoselachidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fishes closely related to, and possibly nested within, Symmoriiformes. [1] They are characterized by having an elongated body with a spine in each of the two dorsal fins. In 2023, a paper describing a new cladoselachian, Maghriboselache found that it, and ...
Cladoselache | Devonian, Extinct, Cartilaginous | Britannica
Cladoselache, genus of extinct sharks, known from fossilized remains in Upper Devonian rocks (formed 385–359 million years ago) in North America and Europe. Cladoselache is a good representative of early sharks. Unlike larger forms, its mouth opened at the front of the skull, rather than beneath.
Introducing Cleveland’s Toothiest Shark
The species in question? Cladoselache. The name Cladoselache comes from the ancient Greek and Latin roots clado, meaning “branch,” and selache, meaning “shark.” This name was inspired by the species’ unique branch-structured teeth, each one featuring five needle-like cusps.
Pictures and Profiles of Prehistoric Sharks - ThoughtCo
2017年3月17日 · Unlike most sharks of the Devonian period, Cladoselache has yielded some exceptionally well-preserved fossils (many of them unearthed from a geological deposit near Cleveland), some of which bear imprints of recent meals as well as internal organs.
Cladoselache - Prehistoric Wildlife
Information about the ancient extinct shark Cladoselache and other prehistoric creatures.
The Cleveland Sharks | Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cladoselache was a pretty small shark, about 1–2 meters on average, but it was similar to sharks today with its rows and rows of sharp teeth. These teeth indicate that it was indeed a predator, likely eating whatever was smaller and slower than it was.
Shark evolution: a 450 million year timeline - Natural History …
It is about this time that Cladoselache also evolved. This is the first group that we would recognise as sharks today, but it may well have been part of the chimaera branch, and so technically not a shark. As active predators they had torpedo-shaped bodies, forked tails …
Cladoselache - Furman University
Cladoselache. Cladoselache are one of the most well-known early sharks, and they resemble the modern mackerel shark (Martin 2003). They lived in the warmer waters over eastern North America (Miller 2000) and their fossils were first found in the Cleveland Shale.
Cladoselache - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月8日 · Cladoselache A genus of shark-like fishes, recorded from Europe and N. America, that were 0.5–1.2 m long and are noted for the presence of a large ventral fin. The fishes existed during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods and numerous specimens have been collected from the Cleveland Shales (Upper Devonian) in N. America.