Gladbachus


Gladbachus is a possible genus of extinct chondrichthyan from the Middle Devonian Lower Plattenkalk of Germany.

Discovery and naming

The holotype, UMZC 2000.32, was discovered in the Lower Plattenkalk of Unterthal, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany and it consists of a partial skull which has been compressed. Gladbachus adentatus was named and described by Heidtke & Krätschmer.
The holotype was redescribed by Coates et al..

Description

Gladbachus has been estimated to reach around long when fully grown.