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Chlamydoselachus Gracilis
''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and four extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus anguineus''). It is known as a living fossil, along with ''Chlamydoselachus africana'', also known as the southern African frilled shark, which is only found along coastal areas of South Africa. The only two extant species of this genus are deep-sea creatures which are typically weakened in areas closer to the surface. While the two extant species are similar in external appearance, they differ internally. The earliest known fossil members of the genus are ''C. gracilis'' from Angola and ''C. balli'' from Canada, both from the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. Formations with fossil ''Chlamydoselachus'' teeth are thought to be composed of deep-sea sediments, indicating that they have long inhabited deep-sea en ...
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Campanian
The Campanian is the fifth of six ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch on the geologic timescale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). In chronostratigraphy, it is the fifth of six stages in the Upper Cretaceous Series. Campanian spans the time from 83.6 (± 0.2) to 72.1 (± 0.2) million years ago. It is preceded by the Santonian and it is followed by the Maastrichtian. The Campanian was an age when a worldwide sea level rise covered many coastal areas. The morphology of some of these areas has been preserved: it is an unconformity beneath a cover of marine sedimentary rocks. Etymology The Campanian was introduced in scientific literature by Henri Coquand in 1857. It is named after the French village of Champagne in the department of Charente-Maritime. The original type locality was a series of outcrops near the village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne in the same region. Definition The base of the Campanian Stage is defined as a place in the stratigraphic ...
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Ypresian
In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age (geology), age or lowest stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian Age. The Ypresian is consistent with the Lower Eocene (Early Eocene). Events The Ypresian Age begins during the throes of the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). The Fur Formation in Denmark, the Messel shales in Germany, the Oise amber of France and Cambay amber of India are of this age. The Eocene Okanagan Highlands are an uplands subtropical to temperate series of lakes from the Ypresian. The Ypresian is additionally marked by another warming event called the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO). The EECO is the longest sustained warming event in the Cenozoic record, lasting about 2–3 million years between 53 and 50 Ma. The interval is characterized by low oxygen-18 isotopes, high levels of atmospheric pCO2 ...
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Shark Genera
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the division Selachii and are the sister group to the Batomorphi ( rays and skates). Some sources extend the term "shark" as an informal category including extinct members of Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) with a shark-like morphology, such as hybodonts. Shark-like chondrichthyans such as ''Cladoselache'' and ''Doliodus'' first appeared in the Devonian Period (419–359 million years), though some fossilized chondrichthyan-like scales are as old as the Ordovician, Late Ordovician (458–444 million years ago). The earliest confirmed modern sharks (Selachii) are known from the Early Jurassic around , with the oldest known member being ''Agaleus'', though records of true sharks may extend back as far as the Permian. Sharks range in size ...
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Extant Campanian First Appearances
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Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene followed the Oligocene and preceded the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by distinct global events but by regionally defined transitions from the warmer Oligocene to the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, Afro-Arabia collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, and allowing the interchange of fauna between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans and Ape, hominoids into Eurasia. During the late Miocene, the conn ...
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Rolfodon
''Rolfodon'' is an extinct genus of shark in the family Chlamydoselachidae. It is closely related to the extant frilled sharks in the genus '' Chlamydoselachus'', which it can be differentiated from by tooth morphology. It is named after late Canadian paleontologist Rolf Ludvigsen. The earliest fossil teeth of ''Rolfodon'' are known from the Late Cretaceous (Turonian/Santonian boundary) of Japan, and it is one of two genera of Chlamydoselachidae along with ''Chlamydoselachus'' known to have survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, although unlike ''Chlamydoselachus'', ''Rolfodon'' went extinct by the Early Pliocene. Remains are known from worldwide, including Japan, Canada, Austria, New Zealand, Angola, Ecuador, and Antarctica. As with modern frilled sharks, ''Rolfodon'' appears to have been specialized to deep-water environments. Species The following species are known: * ''R. bracheri'' (Pfeil, 1983) – Early Miocene ( Aquitanian to Burdigalian) of Austria, ...
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Chlamydoselachus Tobleri
''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and four extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus anguineus''). It is known as a living fossil, along with ''Chlamydoselachus africana'', also known as the southern African frilled shark, which is only found along coastal areas of South Africa. The only two extant species of this genus are deep-sea creatures which are typically weakened in areas closer to the surface. While the two extant species are similar in external appearance, they differ internally. The earliest known fossil members of the genus are ''C. gracilis'' from Angola and ''C. balli'' from Canada, both from the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. Formations with fossil ''Chlamydoselachus'' teeth are thought to be composed of deep-sea sediments, indicating that they have long inhabited deep-sea en ...
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Chlamydoselachus Garmani
''Chlamydoselachus garmani'' is an extinct species of large frilled shark from the Miocene. Fossils have been found in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... Description The teeth of ''Chlamydoselachus garmani'' are almost twice the size of the extant '' C. anguineus'' , making it a possible 2.7-3.6 m (9-12 ft) long and its roots meso-distally broad and labio-lingually short. References Chlamydoselachidae {{shark-stub ...
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Henri Cappetta
Henri Cappetta (August 29, 1946 – January 6, 2024) was a French ichthyologist specializing in the paleontology of sharks and rays. He was a managing director at the Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution in the University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier () is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous opera .... 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 1946 births 2024 deaths {{France-zoologist-stub Academic staff of the University of Montpellier 20th-century French zoologists 21st-century French zoologist ...
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Chlamydoselachus Balli
''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and four extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled shark (''Chlamydoselachus anguineus''). It is known as a living fossil, along with ''Chlamydoselachus africana'', also known as the southern African frilled shark, which is only found along coastal areas of South Africa. The only two extant species of this genus are deep-sea creatures which are typically weakened in areas closer to the surface. While the two extant species are similar in external appearance, they differ internally. The earliest known fossil members of the genus are ''C. gracilis'' from Angola and ''C. balli'' from Canada, both from the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. Formations with fossil ''Chlamydoselachus'' teeth are thought to be composed of deep-sea sediments, indicating that they have long inhabited deep-sea en ...
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