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Kauffman, 1972

Ptychodus predation upon a Cretaceous Inoceramus

Kauffman, E. G.
Year1972
JournalPalaeontology
Volume15
Number3
Pages439-444
Typearticle in journal
LanguageEnglish
Id52537

Abstract

The type specimen of Inoceramus 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.

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