First associated tooth set of a high-cusped Ptychodus (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Cretaceous of northeastern Italy, and resurrection of Ptychodus altior Agassiz, 1835

Dental remains of the elasmobranch Ptychodus from the Upper Cretaceous of northeastern Italy are described herein. This material, consisting of two slabs containing a partially associated tooth set and additional detached teeth with similar morphological features, derives from different lithozones of the Scaglia Rossa Formation, known as the ʻlastameʼ and ʻPietra di Castellavazzoʼ. All of these teeth are characterized by an unusual high and...