Systematics, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography of the Neogene fossil sharks from the Azores (Northeast Atlantic)

Annales de Paleontologie

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-189

  Ávila, Sérgio P ^a   Ramalho, Ricardo ^b   Vullo, Romain ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d Muséum d Histoire Naturelle de la Rochelle   (France)

Author keywords

Azores; Elasmobranchii; NE Atlantic Ocean; Neogene; Neoselachii; Oceanic islands

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SHARK; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

AZORES; PORTUGAL; SANTA MARIA [AZORES];

BATOIDEA; CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; NEOSELACHII; NOTORYNCHUS; SCYLIORHINIDAE;

EID: 84866077775     PISSN: 07533969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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