Strophodus jaisalmerensis

  • Researchers recently discovered the teeth specimen of an extinct species of hybodont shark from the Jaisalmer Basin of Rajasthan.
  • Hybodonts dominated both marine and freshwater environments during the Triassic and early Jurassic periods.
  • The species which lived about 160 and 168 million years ago has been named Strophodusjaisalmerensis.
  • The discovery is significant as this is the first record of Strophodus genus from the Indian subcontinent.
  • The hybodont fossil-bearing region also had a lot of fossil wood, suggesting a vegetation-rich coastal ....
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