New euselachian teeth from the Ladinian-Carnian interval of Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces, South China

Abstract A taxonomic study of four tooth genera of euselachian sharks from the Ladinian-Carnian interval of the Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces, South China is presented. They include one euselachian shark of uncertain affinity, two indeterminate neoselachian sharks and one potential hexanchid shark. These four taxa display non-durophagous feeding behaviors, including grasping-swallowing, grasping, tearing and cutting strategies. High-resolution micro-CT scans reveal that both Euselachii gen. et sp. indet. and Neoselachii gen. et sp. indet. 1 possess orthodont teeth. Euselachii gen. et sp. indet. exhibits a prominent longitudinal vascular canal but lacks an ascending pulp cavity, while Neoselachii gen. et sp. indet. 1 features two longitudinal vascular canals and a vascular cavity that ascends into the main cusp.