Whale falls produce remarkable organic-and sulfide-rich habitat islands at the seafloor. The
past decade has seen a dramatic increase in studies of modern and fossil whale remains …

Here, we review and discuss the records and taxonomy of the Ypresian (Eocene)
chondrichthyans from the famous Bolca Konservat-Lagerstätte in northeastern Italy. Despite …

Abstract The Tallahatta Formation, Lisbon Formation, and Gosport Sand are the three
lithostratigraphic units that make up the lower-to-middle Eocene Claiborne Group. In …

The exact affinities of the fossil teeth attributed to the devilrays (mobulids) are critical for
resolving the debated origin of these giant pelagic rays amongst Myliobatiformes and the …

Sharks have a long and rich fossil record that consists predominantly of isolated teeth due to
the poorly mineralized cartilaginous skeleton. Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo), which represent …

The chondrichthyan faunas from the D anish M aastrichtian chalk and the K/T boundary clay,
the F iskeler, are described for the first time. The rich and diverse fauna discovered in the …

Summary The Cretaceous–Palaeogene (K–Pg) mass extinction profoundly altered
vertebrate ecosystems and prompted the radiation of many extant clades [1, 2]. Sharks …

We describe a new large otodontid lamniform shark, Megalolamna paradoxodon gen. nov.
et sp. nov., chronostratigraphically restricted to the early Miocene (Aquitanian–Burdigalian) …

Apex predators live at the top of an ecological pyramid, preying on animals in the pyramid
below and normally immune from predation themselves. Apex predators are often, but not …

Abstract The Faiyum Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt is famous for its palaeontological
localities (Cenozoic whales, primates, etc.) of global importance, but its geological heritage …