Fish remains from the Santa Marta Formation (Late Cretaceous) of James Ross Island, Antarctica

Isolated fish remains including a tooth of the oldest described frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus thomsoni sp. nov. are described and figured from the Santa Marta Formation (Santonian–Campanian, Late Cretaceous) of James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Their geological and palaeoecological context i...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Richter, Martha, Ward, David J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Ross Island
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Antarctica
James Ross Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102090000074
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102090000074
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Summary:Isolated fish remains including a tooth of the oldest described frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus thomsoni sp. nov. are described and figured from the Santa Marta Formation (Santonian–Campanian, Late Cretaceous) of James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Their geological and palaeoecological context is considered in the light of recent geological studies.

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