A WELL PRESERVED SKELETON OF THE FOSSIL SHARK <em>COSMOPOLITODUS HASTALIS</em> FROM THE LATE MIOCENE OF PERU, FEATURING FISH REMAINS AS FOSSILIZED STOMACH CONTENTS

A WELL PRESERVED SKELETON OF THE FOSSIL SHARK <em>COSMOPOLITODUS HASTALIS</em> FROM THE LATE MIOCENE OF PERU, FEATURING FISH REMAINS AS FOSSILIZED STOMACH CONTENTS

Both the preservation of the poorly mineralized skeleton of sharks and the preservation of stomach contents are rarely observed in the fossil record. Here we report on a partial skeleton of a lamniform shark, including portions of the visceral arches and the anterior segment of the vertebral column,...

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Main Authors: ALBERTO COLLARETA, WALTER LANDINI, CÉSAR CHACALTANA, WALDIR VALDIVIA, ALÍ ALTAMIRANO-SIERRA, MARIO URBINA-SCHMITT, GIOVANNI BIANUCCI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2017-01-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Carcharodon
feeding ecology
Isurus
Lamnidae
paleoecology
piscivory
Pisco Formation
Sardinops
taphonomy
trophic interaction
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/8005

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