Kaibabvenator

Kaibabvenator swiftae is a very large, extinct ctenacanthiform fish that lived in marine environments in what is now Arizona, during the Middle Permian Period.^[2] K. swiftae is known from large teeth up to 30 millimeters long found in the Kachina Microsite, of the lower Fossil Mountain Member, in the Kaibab Formation near Flagstaff, Arizona,^[1] suggesting a total body length of around 5–6 metres (16–20 ft).^[3] The specific name honors researcher Sandra Swift for her paleontological contributions to Northern Arizona University.^[1]

Kaibabvenator Temporal range: Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Comparison of K. swiftae, Diablodontus, and Glikmanius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	†Ctenacanthiformes
Family:	†Heslerodidae
Genus:	†Kaibabvenator Hodnett, Elliot, Olson & Wittke, 2012[1]
Species:	†K. swiftae
Binomial name
†Kaibabvenator swiftae Hodnett et al. 2012[1]