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Odontaspis watinensis

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Odontaspis watinensis
Temporal range: Turonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Odontaspididae
Genus: Odontaspis
Species:
O. watinensis
Binomial name
Odontaspis watinensis
Cook et. al., 2013

Odontaspis watinensis is an extinct species of Odontaspis that lived during the early Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

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Odontaspis watinensis is known from the Kaskapau Formation of northwestern Alberta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cook, Todd D.; Wilson, Mark V. H.; Murray, Alison M.; Plint, A. Guy; Newbrey, Michael G.; Everhart, Michael J. (20 December 2012). "A high latitude euselachian assemblage from the early Turonian of Alberta, Canada". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: 1–33. doi:10.1080/14772019.2012.707990. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.