The genus Scyliorhinus is part of the family Scyliorhinidae, the most diverse family of sharks
and of the subfamily Scyliorhininae along with Cephaloscyllium and Poroderma. This study …

The ontogenetic trajectory of a marginal jawbone of Lophosteus superbus (Late Silurian,
422 Million years old), the phylogenetically most basal stem osteichthyan, visualized by …

The microstructures of the oral cavity in sharks have received relatively little study, despite
their potential functional importance for gustation, feeding, and ventilation. Accordingly, here …

Sensory systems allow organisms to sense and respond to stimuli in their environments. As
with most animals, elasmobranchs rely on all of their senses, often in concert, to mediate …

The dermal denticles are among the unique morphological adaptations of sharks, which
have been acquired throughout their long evolutionary process of more than 400 million …

As they grow, sharks both replace lost denticles and proliferate the number of denticles by
developing new (de novo) denticles without prior denticle shedding. The loss and …

O Brasil é mundialmente conhecido por sua enorme biodiversidade. Essa fama
normalmente está relacionada muito mais aos vertebrados terrestres e peixes de água …

Oral denticles of sharks are composed by a crown, dentine covered by a layer of enameloid
and pulp cavity, the same structure of the dermal denticles found across the body surface of …

Oropharyngeal dermal denticles and oral papillae are present throughout the oropharyngeal
cavity, and incorporate the use of taste buds to orally process and evaluate the food items …

Escrever o prefácio deste livro foi um enorme privilégio e sou profundamente grata pela
honrosa oportunidade. Da mesma forma, participar das etapas do PAN Tubarões desde o …