三尖角鯊屬學名Thrinacodus)為已滅絕板鰓亞綱基群演化支,屬於亮齒鯊類英语Phoebodontiformes[1],生存於泥盆紀晚期至石炭紀晚期的全球海域,其模式種為Thrinacodus nanus[2],本屬大多數物種目前僅有發現牠們的三尖齒化石。原先被認為屬於尖喙鰻鯊屬(Thrinacoselache)的T. gracia,化石發現於謝爾普霍夫期時期的美國蒙大拿州熊谷石灰岩礦床英语Bear Gulch Limestone,是迄今為止唯一發現保留有全身骨架的三尖角鯊屬物種。從化石上可以發現,T. gracia具有細長,與現存鰻魚類似的身體,體長約1米(3英尺3英寸),並具備同樣細長的吻突[3][4][1]T. gracia的胃部內容物包含了甲殼類的殘骸以及小型軟骨魚綱的遺骸,分別屬於刺突鮫屬英语Harpagofututor鐮鰭鯊屬[3]

三尖角鯊屬
化石时期:法門期 - 謝爾普霍夫期 Famennian至Serpukhovian
復原圖
牙齒化石
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 软骨鱼纲 Chondrichthyes
亚纲: 板鳃亚纲 Elasmobranchii
演化支 亮齒鯊類 Phoebodontiformes
属: 三尖角鯊屬 Thrinacodus
St. John and Worthen, 1875
  • Thrinacodus tranquillus Ginter, 2000
  • Thrinacodus gracia (Grogan & Lund, 2008)
  • Thrinacodus ferox (Turner, 1982)
  • Thrinacodus nanus St. John and Worthen, 1875
  • Thrinacodus bicuspidatus Ginter and Sun, 2007
  • Thrinacodus dziki Ginter et al. 2014
異名
  • Thrinacoselache Grogan & Lund, 2008

參考文獻

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