Heterodontiformes Berg 1937
Heterodontiformes Berg 1937
Strange teeth of strange sharks. Heterodontus Blainville, 1816: the sole genus of it's order (sometimes accompanied by 1-2 extinct genera).
Rare teeth in Kyiv sands (5 complete ones and about 20 pieces were found in 5 years).
This ancient genus is still alive, but far away: it is absent in Mediterranean and all the Atlantic.
Some links:
Some links:
jaws on australianmuseum.net.au
face on naka.na.coocan.jp
whole on www.oceanlight.com
Morphological transition from anterior to lateral teeth from Partarrieu D., Villafaña J. A., Pinto L. et al. (2018). Neogene ‘horn sharks’ Heterodontus(Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) from the Southeastern Pacific and their paleoenvironmental significance. Ameghiniana 55: 651–667.