Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Full reference: P. M. Brito and P. L. N. Ferreira. 1989. The first hybodont shark, Tribodus limae n.g., n.sp., from the Lower Cretaceous of Chapada do Araripe (North-East Brasil). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 61(1):53-57
Belongs to Tribodus according to P. M. Brito and P. L. N. Ferreira 1989
Sister taxon: Tribodus morlati
Type specimen: GP/2T-2 IG-USP, a partial skeleton (complete fish lacking the caudal fin). Its type locality is Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general), which is in an Aptian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal shale in the Romualdo Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Chapada do Araripe [Romualdo Fm.] (general)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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