Cetorhinus huddlestoni

Cetorhinus huddlestoni is an extinct species of basking shark that lived in the Middle miocene period. Its fossils consist of juvenile specimens, represented by fragmented and complete teeth. They are believed to be the same size as the current basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). It was discovered in the Shark tooth Formation by Welton in 2013.^[1]

Cetorhinus huddlestoni Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Cetorhinidae
Genus:	Cetorhinus
Species:	†C. huddlestoni
Binomial name
†Cetorhinus huddlestoni Welton, 2013

Description

The few specimens described were found in the Sharktooth Hill Bone Bed Formation, Kern County, California.^[2] It was the ancestor of the modern basking shark and lived during the Middle Miocene period. Fossils of other sharks such as Cetorhinus piersoni, Galeocerdo spp., Otodus subauriculatus, Otodus megalodon, and Carcharodon carcharias were found in the same place.^[3]