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    Barremian and Aptian (Cretaceous) sharks and rays from Speeton, Yorkshire, north-east England

    Underwood, Charlie J. (2004) Barremian and Aptian (Cretaceous) sharks and rays from Speeton, Yorkshire, north-east England. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 55 (2), pp. 107-118. ISSN 0044-0604.

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    Abstract

    Bulk sampling of a number of horizons within the upper part of the Speeton Clay Type section has produced teeth and other remains of sharks and rays from several poorly studied horizons. At least 10 shark and two ray species were recorded, with two sharks, Pteroscyllium speetonensis and Palaeobrachaelurus mitchelli, being described as new. The oldest occurrences of the family Anacoracadae and the genus Pteroscyllium, as well as the youngest occurrence of the genus Palaeobrachaelurus, were recorded. The palaeoenvironmental significance of the faunas is briefly discussed.

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    Item Type: Article
    Keyword(s) / Subject(s): sharks, rays, Cretaceous, Yorkshire, Speeton, Aptian, Barremian, evolution
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences
    Depositing User: Charles Underwood
    Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2006
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 16:45
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/113

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