Odontaspis attenuata is a fossil species of sand shark discovered in the Oamaru formation near New Zealand from fossilized teeth.
Description The teeth were narrow and tall, with a curved shape that was very rounded on the inside.
Taxonomy This shark was first described by the geologist James W. Davis in 1888 as Lamna attenuata. It was transferred to Odontaspis in 1924 by Frederick Chapman and F.A. Cudmore.
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