Odontaspididae

Overview

Odontaspididae Müller and Henle, 1839

Common Name: 'Sand tiger shark'

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: Common along shoreline habitats, these sharks primarily feed on fish with their needle-pointed teeth. They have two dorsal fins and an anal fin. Modern nurse sharks and sand tiger sharks fall into this family.

        SIZE: Up to 3.6 meters (11.8ft)

Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile (swim)

        FEEDING MODE: Predator

        HABITAT: epifaunal

Sources:

Everhart, M. J., 2005. Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea. Indiana University Press, Bloomington. 322 pp.

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2019). FishBase. Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species

Genera of Odontaspididae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway

Carcharias

Odontaspis