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Eocene (Lutetian) Shark-Rich Coastal Paleoenvironments of the Southern North Sea Basin in Europe: Biodiversity of the Marine Fürstenau Formation Including Early White and Megatooth Sharks

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Shark teeth from rare shark species, rays, chimaera, and bony fish remaining from the Middle Eocene (Lutetian) gravels at Dalum. 1–6. Brachycarcharias lerichei (Casier, 1946): (1) upper jaw second anterior tooth (SCB no. Sel-849), (2) upper jaw third anterior tooth (SCB no. Sel-850), (3) lower jaw first anterior tooth (SCB no. Sel-851), (4) lower jaw third anterior tooth (SCB no. Sel-848), (5) lower jaw lateral tooth (SCB no. Sel-852), (6) lower jaw posterolateral tooth (SCB no. Sel-853). 7-8. Carcharias sp.: (7) lower jaw anterolateral tooth (SCB no. Sel-878), (8) lower jaw lateral tooth (SCB no. Sel-879). (9) Xiphodolamia ensis Leidy, 1877 upper jaw second tooth (SCB no. Sel-859). (10) Isurolamna affinis (Casier, 1946) lower jaw first anterior tooth (SCB no. Sel-865). (11) Otodus winkleri Lériche, 1905 upper jaw anterolateral tooth (SCB no. Sel-883). (12) Galeocerdo eaglesomei (White, 1955) tooth (SCB no. Sel-2). (13) Pachygaleus lefevrei (Dammeries, 1891) tooth (SCB no. Sel-1). (14) Tooth from a large unidentified ray (SCB no. Bat-7). (15) Aetobatis irregularis (Agassiz, 1843) tooth fragment (SCB no. Bat-4). (16) Leidybatis jugosus (Leidy, 1876) tooth (SCB no. Sel-902). (17) Myliobatis dixoni (Agassiz, 1843) tooth fragment (SCB no. Bat-6). (18) Pristis lathami Galeotti, 1837 rostral tooth (SCB no. Bat-9). (19) Edaphodon bucklandi Agassiz, 1843 (SCB no. Chim-1). (20) Phylodus sp. teeth (SCB no. Tel-1). (21) Pycnodus sp. three lateral row teeth (SCB no. Tel-2). (22) Cylindracanthus sp. rostrum fragment (SCB no. Tel-8). (1–13 labial view).
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