A new species of <i>Abdounia</i> (Elasmobranchii, Carcharhinidae) from the base of the Boom Clay Formation (Oligocene) in northwest Belgium

Abstract

On the basis of isolated teeth, collected from the base of the Boom Clay Formation (Rupelian, Oligocene) at the SVK clay pit (Sint-Niklaas, NW Belgium), a new species of requiem shark, Abdounia belselensis sp. nov., is described. Affinities and heterodonty are discussed