Striatolamia
Encyclopedia
Striatolamia is an extinct genus
of cartilaginous fish from the Paleocene
and Eocene
.
have smaller roots than striata, and they are often recurved.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of cartilaginous fish from the Paleocene
Paleocene
The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...
and Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
.
Spieces
Exist two spieces of Striatolamia : S.striata and S.macrota.Anterior teeth of macrotahave smaller roots than striata, and they are often recurved.