Evidence for high-performance suction feeding in the Pennsylvanian stem-group holocephalan Iniopera

RP Dearden, A Herrel, A Pradel - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The Carboniferous (358.9 to 298.9 Ma) saw the emergence of marine ecosystems
dominated by modern vertebrate groups, including abundant stem-group holocephalans …

[HTML][HTML] Shark mandible evolution reveals patterns of trophic and habitat-mediated diversification

FA López-Romero, S Stumpf, P Kamminga… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Environmental controls of species diversity represent a central research focus in
evolutionary biology. In the marine realm, sharks are widely distributed, occupying mainly …

The morphology and evolution of chondrichthyan cranial muscles: A digital dissection of the elephantfish Callorhinchus milii and the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula

RP Dearden, R Mansuit, A Cuckovic… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The anatomy of sharks, rays, and chimaeras (chondrichthyans) is crucial to understanding
the evolution of the cranial system in vertebrates due to their position as the sister group to …