Palaeobates
Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
Palaeobates is an extinct genus of prehistoric elasmobranchs in the order Hybodontiformes. It lived during the Triassic period. It was a small shark about 1 m (3.3 ft) long. Palaeobates had a grinding-type dentition, which it used to crush hard-shelled prey. The teeth exhibit an orthodont histology.
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Dental microwear analysis of P. angustissimus confirms that it was a durophagous predator, eating bivalves, gastropods, crustaceans and/or echinoderms.
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- Palaeobates polaris.png by GleisReis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Palaeobates sp.jpg by Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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