Gladbachus

Gladbachus is a possible^[2][3] genus of extinct chondrichthyan from the Middle Devonian Lower Plattenkalk of Germany.^[4]

Gladbachus Temporal range: Middle Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	incertae sedis
Genus:	†Gladbachus Heidtke & Krätschmer, 2001[1]
Species:	†G. adentatus
Binomial name
†Gladbachus adentatus Heidtke & Krätschmer, 2001

Discovery and naming

The holotype, UMZC 2000.32, was discovered in the Lower Plattenkalk of Unterthal, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany and it consists of a partial skull which has been compressed.^[1][5] Gladbachus adentatus was named and described by Heidtke & Krätschmer (2001).^[1]

The holotype was redescribed by Coates et al. (2018).^[5]

Description

Gladbachus has been estimated to reach around 80 centimetres (31 in) long when fully grown.^[5]