Detail View: Fossil Fishes of Alabama: Cretodus

Article Title: 
Cretodus Version 1
Authors: 
Jun A. Ebersole, David J. Cicimurri, Gary L. Stringer, Stephen J. Jacquemin, & Charles N. Ciampaglio
Entry: 
Entry 3.026
Volume: 
Volume 3
Issue: 
Issue 26
Chapter: 
Chapter 3: Cretaceous Fishes of Alabama
Version: 
Version 1
Class: 
Chondrichthyes
Order: 
Lamniformes
Family: 
Incertae sedis
Genus: 
Cretodus
Era: 
Mesozoic
Period: 
Cretaceous
Book DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/GGLE1724
Chapter DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/LRTS4796
Article DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.69737/YGWM2024
Citation: 
Ebersole, J.A., D.J. Cicimurri, G.L. Stringer, S.J. Jacquemin, & C.N. Ciampaglio. 2024. Cretaceous Fishes of Alabama: Cretodus version 1. In: J.A. Ebersole (ed.), Fossil Fishes of Alabama. McWane Science Center, Birmingham, Alabama 3(26):1–5. https://doi.org/10.69737/YGWM2024
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