The Neogene record of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali, Elasmobranchii) from northern Chile: A review and identification guide

MF Chávez-Hoffmeister, JA Villafaña - Journal of South American Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundance of fossil sharks and other cartilaginous fishes in northern Chile is widely
known. Fossil sites such as the Bahia Inglesa Formation were affected by intense …

Research priorities for the conservation of chondrichthyans in Latin America

EE Becerril-García, R Arauz, M Arellano-Martínez… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Latin American countries have a high diversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, yet many
species are at high risk of extinction due to numerous threats. The conservation of …

The sawshark redemption: current knowledge and future directions for sawsharks (Pristiophoridae)

RJ Nevatte, JE Williamson - Fish and Fisheries, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Sawsharks (Order: Pristiophoriformes, Family: Pristiophoridae) are a highly
distinctive group of sharks, characterized by a tapering saw‐like rostrum with a pair of …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and paleoenvironmental implications of an elasmobranch assemblage from the Oligocene–Miocene boundary of Ecuador

JD Carrillo-Briceño, JA Villafaña, C De Gracia… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
The occurrence and diversity of elasmobranchs from the Oligocene–Miocene boundary from
Tropical America is poorly known in comparison with the paleodiversity from younger …

Fish otoliths from the early Miocene of Chile: a window into the evolution of marine bony fishes in the Southeast Pacific

WW Schwarzhans, SN Nielsen - Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2021 - Springer
Few fossil fish otolith associations have been described from the Pacific side of the Americas
and, except for a single species (Steindachneria svennielseni), none have been described …

Sharks, rays and skates (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Marine Molasse (middle Burdigalian, early Miocene) of the Simssee area (Bavaria …

JA Villafaña, G Marramà, S Klug, J Pollerspöck… - PalZ, 2020 - Springer
Elasmobranch remains are quite common in Miocene deposits and were the subject of
numerous studies since the middle of the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, the taxonomic …

The fossil distribution of two pelagic lamniform sharks Alopias vulpinus and Lamna nasus, from South America

JA Villafaña, MF Chávez-Hoffmeister… - Historical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The fossil record of the southeastern Pacific Ocean has been scarcely studied compared to
other regions. We present the detailed description of two pelagic shark species, Alopias …

A rhinopristiform sawfish (genus Pristis) from the middle Eocene (Lutetian) of southern Peru and its regional implications

A Collareta, LM Tejada Medina… - 2020 - repositorio.ingemmet.gob.pe
Modern sawfishes (Rhinopristiformes: Pristidae) are circumglobally distributed in warm
waters and are common in proximal marine and even freshwater habitats. The fossil record …

The fossil record of chimaeras (Chondrichthyes, Holocephali) in Argentina

S Bogan, FL Agnolín - Historical Biology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the present contribution is to review the fossil record of chimaeroids in Argentina.
We review previous records from Argentina, including the presence of Cretaceous …

Paleontology and stratigraphic implications of a late Paleocene elasmobranch assemblage in Talcahuano, southcentral Chile

D Rodríguez, DJ Ward, JA Quezada - Andean geology, 2023 - SciELO Chile
Late Paleocene elasmobranch findings are reported, along with reinterpretations of some
previous taxonomic identifications in two main outcrops around Talcahuano area (Biobío …