Original paper
New Carcharhiniform sharks from the marine Early Cretaceous of Southern England
Duffin, Christopher J.; Batchelor, Trevor J.
Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen Band 310 Heft 2 (2024), p. 161 - 181
34 references
published: Feb 26, 2024
manuscript accepted: Dec 6, 2023
manuscript received: Oct 15, 2023
ArtNo. ESP155031002005, Price: 29.00 €
Abstract
The early Aptian succession of the Atherfield Clay Formation (Lower Greensand Group) at the type section of Atherfield Point on the Isle of Wight (UK) has been systematically sampled for isolated microvertebrate remains. Amongst the chondrichthyan component of the fauna are two new carcharhiniform sharks having affinities with the scyliorhinids, here described as Pteroscyllium downesi sp. nov. and Vectiscyllium atherfieldensis gen. et sp. nov.
Keywords
Atherfield Clay Formation • Lower Greensand Group • Early Cretaceous • Aptian • Chondrichthyans • teeth • new genus • new species