Henri Cappetta is a
French ichthyologist specializing in the
paleontology
Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...
of
shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachi ...
s and
rays.
References
* H. Cappetta, Handbook of
Paleoichthyology (Gustav Fischer, 1987)
External links
Henri Cappetta on www.isem.cnrs.fr(French)
New sharks and rays from the Cenomanian and Turonian of Charentes, France. Romain Vullo, Henri Cappetta and Didier Néraudeau, Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 52 (1), pp. 99–116, 2007
French ichthyologists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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