Evolutionary relationships among bullhead sharks (Chondrichthyes, Heterodontiformes)

dc.check.date2021-02-16
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dc.contributor.authorSlater, Tiffany S.
dc.contributor.authorAshbrook, Kate
dc.contributor.funderPalaeontological Associationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-30T12:16:30Z
dc.date.available2020-07-30T12:16:30Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-16
dc.description.abstractThe evolution of modern sharks, skates and rays (Elasmobranchii) is largely enigmatic due to their possession of a labile cartilaginous skeleton; consequently, taxonomic assignment often depends on isolated teeth. Bullhead sharks (Heterodontiformes) are a group of basal neoselachians, thus their remains and relationships are integral to understanding elasmobranch evolution. Herein we fully describe †Paracestracion danieli – a bullhead shark from the Late Jurassic plattenkalks of Eichstätt, Germany (150–154 Ma) – for its inclusion in cladistic analysis (utilizing parsimonious principles) of morphological characters from complete †Paracestracion and Heterodontus fossil specimens as well as extant forms of the latter. The presence of two separate monophyletic clades within Heterodontiformes was confirmed, based on predominantly non‐dental characters, which show a strong divergence in body morphology between †Paracestracion and Heterodontus ; the latter possessing a first dorsal fin and pectoral fins that are more anterior and pelvic fins that are more posterior. This study emphasizes the importance of including non‐dental features in heterodontiform systematics (as compared with the use of dental characters alone) and supports the erection of the family †Paracestracionidae. Further, phylogenetic analysis of molecular data from five extant species suggests that crown heterodontiforms arose from a diversification event 42.58 Ma off the west coast of the Americas.en
dc.description.sponsorshipPalaeontological Association (Undergraduate Research Bursary PA-UB201606)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationSlater, T. S., Ashbrook, K. and Kriwet, J. (2020) 'Evolutionary relationships among bullhead sharks (Chondrichthyes, Heterodontiformes)', Papers in Palaeontology, 6(3), pp. 425-437. doi: 10.1002/spp2.1299en
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/spp2.1299en
dc.identifier.eissn2056-2802
dc.identifier.endpage437en
dc.identifier.issn2056-2799
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePapers in Palaeontologyen
dc.identifier.startpage425en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10339
dc.identifier.volume6en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.relation.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/spp2.1299
dc.rights© The Palaeontological Association 2020. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Slater, T.S., Ashbrook, K. and Kriwet, J. (2020), Evolutionary relationships among bullhead sharks (Chondrichthyes, Heterodontiformes). Pap Palaeontol, 6: 425-437, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.1299. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.en
dc.subjectElasmobranch evolutionen
dc.subjectLate Jurassicen
dc.subjectParacestracionidaeen
dc.subjectHeterodontus morphologyen
dc.subjectBullhead sharksen
dc.titleEvolutionary relationships among bullhead sharks (Chondrichthyes, Heterodontiformes)en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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