Possible Predation Scars on Rectithyris subdepressa (Stoliczka, 1872), Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Kallankurichi Fm., India

Authors

Rex Alan Hanger, George Washington University
Rama Krishnaswamy, George Washington University

Document Type

Article

DOI

10.25778/27xk-n724

Abstract

A single specimen of the terebratulid brachiopod, Rectithyris subdepressa (Stoliczka, 1872) from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Kallankurichi Fonnation of southern India was found with durophagous predation traces. This occurrence is significant as it is possibly the first documentation of elasmobranch shark predation on brachiopods from the Mesozoic.

Recommended Citation

Hanger, Rex Alan and Krishnaswamy, Rama (1999) "Possible Predation Scars on Rectithyris subdepressa (Stoliczka, 1872), Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Kallankurichi Fm., India," Virginia Journal of Science: Vol. 50: No. 1, Article 4.
DOI: 10.25778/27xk-n724
Available at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/vjs/vol50/iss1/4