Cladoselache

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bodyLength up to 2 meters
gptkbp:class gptkb:Chondrichthyes
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_Strong_Newberry
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family Cladoselachidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1889
gptkbp:fossil well-preserved fossils
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Devonian
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Cleveland_Shale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cladoselache
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFeature cartilaginous skeleton
had broad pectoral fins
had no anal fin
had short, rounded snout
had terminal mouth
had two dorsal fins
lacked scales on most of body
gptkbp:order Cladoselachiformes
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators small fish
cephalopods
gptkbp:significance one of the earliest well-known sharks
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies Cladoselache fyleri
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cleveland_Shale,_Ohio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6