Wednesday, 27 February 2019

A rare assemblage of sharks and rays from nearshore environments of Eocene Madagascar

Eocene-aged sediments of Madagascar contain a previously unknown fauna of sharks and rays, according to a study released February 27, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Karen Samonds of Northern Illinois University and colleagues. This newly-described fauna is the first report of sharks and rays of this age in Madagascar.

* This article was originally published here