Direct evidence of hybodont shark predation on Late Jurassic ammonites

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 545-549

  Vullo, Romain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonites; France; Hybodont sharks; Jurassic; Predation

Indexed keywords

AMMONITE; FOOD WEB; FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SHARK; TOOTH;

FRANCE;

AMMONOIDEA; ASPIDOCERATIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 79959895336     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-011-0789-9     Document Type: Article

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