The taxonomic origin of the white shark, Carcharodon, is a highly debated subject. New
fossil evidence presented in this study suggests that the genus is derived from the broad …

The white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is the main top predator of the present-day
Mediterranean Sea. The deep past of C. carcharias in the Mediterranean is witnessed by a …

The dentitions of lamniform sharks are said to exhibit a unique heterodonty called the
“lamnoid tooth pattern.” The presence of an inflated hollow “dental bulla” on each jaw …

ABSTRACT Extinct lamniform sharks (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes) are well represented in
the late Mesozoic‒Cenozoic fossil record, yet their biology is poorly understood because …

Fossiliferous deposits of the Greenhorn Limestone (Upper Cretaceous) are found on the
Comanche National Grassland in southeastern Colorado. The lowest portion of the …

An association of 100 teeth and 15 vertebrae from a large, lamniform shark, is described
from the uppermost part of the Gearle Siltstone in the Giralia Anticline, Southern Carnarvon …

Both the preservation of the poorly mineralized skeleton of sharks and the preservation of
stomach contents are rarely observed in the fossil record. Here we report on a partial …

Otodontids include some of the largest macropredatory sharks that ever lived, the most
extreme case being Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon. The reasons underlying their …

Lamniform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) are common in the fossil record but are
represented mainly by isolated teeth. A phylogenetic analysis of 15 extant lamniform species …

The paleobiology of the Cretaceous neoselachian shark, Squalicorax, has largely been
based on isolated teeth. We examined partial and nearly complete skeletons of three …