The megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon, is widely accepted as the largest macrophagous
shark that ever lived; and yet, despite over a century of research, its size is still debated. The …

The teeth of two megatooth macro-predatory shark species (Carcharocles chubutensis and
Carcharocles megalodon; Otodontidae, Chondrichthyes) occur within the Miocene …

Sharks (Selachimorpha) are iconic marine predators that have survived multiple mass
extinctions over geologic time. Their prolific fossil record is represented mainly by isolated …

The evolution of gigantism in extinct otodontid sharks was paralleled by a series of drastic
modifications in their dentition including widening of the crowns, loss of lateral cusplets, and …

The lifelong tooth replacement in elasmobranch fishes (sharks, rays and skates) has led to
the assemblage of a great number of teeth from fossil and extant species, rendering tooth …

A defining feature of dentitions in modern sharks and rays is the regulated pattern order that
generates multiple replacement teeth. These are arranged in labio‐lingual files of …

An important character on several taxonomic levels for shark identification is the tooth
morphology. Sharks show a variety of highly specialized dentitions reflecting adaptations to …

Teeth are serial structures whose evolutionary and developmental history is intricately linked
with the emergence of mineralised tissues in vertebrates. Teeth display a broad range of …

Shark populations that are distributed alongside a latitudinal gradient often display body
size differences at sexual maturity and vicariance patterns related to their number of tooth …

The capture of four female Ragged-tooth Sharks, Carcharias taurus, in the early stages of
pregnancy in the bather protective nets along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline provided an …