Ptychodus predation upon a Cretaceous Inoceramus

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Ptychodus predation upon a Cretaceous Inoceramus

  • Volume / Part: 15 / 3
  • Publication Date: September 1972
  • Page(s): 439 - 444
  • Authored By: E. G. Kauffman

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The type specimen of Inocemmus tenuis Mantell displays probable tooth impressions of Ptychodus on the ventral margin of the left valve. The predation is interpreted, and the general problem of vertebrate predation on Inoceramidae, which were the dominant Cretaceous bivalves, is discussed.

Palaeontology - Volume 15 Part 3 Pages 439-444



Palaeontology - Volume 15 Part 3 Pages 439-444

Citations

KAUFFMAN, E. G. 1972. Ptychodus predation upon a Cretaceous Inoceramus. Palaeontology, 15, 3, 439–444.