ENCI - maestrichtian

The teeth discussed at this section are found in the Maestrichtian (upper cretaceous) of the Netherlands. The quarry is named: ENCI (Eerste Nederlandse Cement Industrie = First Dutch Cement Industry).

Most of the collecting of shark teeth is done in the layer: “Horizont of Lichtenberg”.

Table 1; List of shark species ENCI

Sharks:

Pseudocorax affinis (Agassiz, 1893)

Squalicorax pristodontus, Casier 1947

Synechodus lerichei, Casier 1947

Paleogaleus faujasi, (v.d. Geyn 1937)

Galeorhinus sp.

Centrosqualus (=Centrophoroidus) apendiculatus Agassiz 1893

Anamotodon plicatus, Arambourg 1952

Paleohypotodus bronni (Agassiz, 1893)

Cretolamna appendiculata (Agassiz 1843)

Cretolamna serrata (Agassiz 1843)

Plicatolamna appendiculata (=Archeolamna kopingensis), (Woodward 1894)

Squatina hassei, Leriche 1929

Ginglymostoma minutum, (Forir, 1887)

Heterodontus rugosus, (Agassiz, 1843)

 

Rays

Rhinobatos sp.

Rhombodus binkhorsti, Dames 1881

Sclerorhynchus leptodon (Arambourg 1935)

Dasyatis fallax (tail spine)

 

Sauriers

Plioplatecarus marshi

Elasmosaurus sp.

Mosasaurus hoffmani

Carinodens fraasi

Anomoedes sp.

 

 

John Bastiaansen's homepage Fossil Sharks and Rays from the Cretaceous of the Netherlands shows very nice teeth from the ENCI