| Introduction |
1 |
| General Morphology |
1 |
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Skeleton |
3 |
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Neurocranium |
3 |
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Visceral skeleton |
5 |
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Axial skeleton |
7 |
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Pectoral and pelvic girdles |
8 |
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Unpaired fins |
10 |
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Paired fins |
10 |
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The dentition of selachians |
11 |
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Tooth histology |
18 |
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Dental characters and terminology |
19 |
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The dermal denticles |
21 |
| Habitat |
24 |
| Classification |
25 |
| Systematics |
26 |
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Class Chondrichthyes |
26 |
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Subclass Elasmobranchii |
27 |
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Order Xenacanthiformes |
27 |
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Order Eugeneodontiformes |
28 |
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Cohort Euselachii |
28 |
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Superfamily Ctenacanthoidea |
28 |
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Superfamily Hybodontoidea |
30 |
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Subcohort Neoselachii |
41 |
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Superorder Squalomorphii |
44 |
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Order Hexanchiformes |
44 |
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Suborder Chlamydoselachoidei |
44 |
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Suborder Hexanchoidei |
44 |
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Order Squaliformes |
50 |
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Order Pristiophoriformes |
64 |
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Superorder Squalomorphii ? |
67 |
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Superorder Squatinomorphii |
68 |
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Order Squatiniformes |
68 |
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Superorder Galeomorphii |
69 |
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Order Heterodontiformes |
69 |
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Order Orectolobiformes |
71 |
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Order Lamniformes |
85 |
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Order Carcharhiniformes |
111 |
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Galeomorphii incertae ordinis |
128 |
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? Galeomorphii incertae sedis |
130 |
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Neoselachii incertae ordinis |
131 |
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Superorder Batomorphii |
133 |
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Order Rajiformes |
133 |
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Suborder Rhinobatoidei |
134 |
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Rhinobatoidei incertae sedis |
140 |
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Suborder Rajoidei |
143 |
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Suborder Sclerorhynchoidei |
146 |
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Family incertae sedis (Rhinobatoidei or Sclerorhynchoidei) |
156 |
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Suborder Pristioidei |
157 |
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Order Torpediniformes |
160 |
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Order Myliobatiformes |
162 |
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Genera of Myliobatiformes based on dermal elements |
178 |
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Remains that are not sharks |
178 |
| References and Bibliography |
179 |
| Abbreviations used in Figures |
185 |
| Abbreviations of Institutions |
186 |
| Index Generum |
187 |
| Index of higher Categories |
192 |
