Biology:Akaimia
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Short description: Extinct genus of sharks
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| Genus: | Akaimia Rees, 2010
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Akaimia is an extinct genus of carpet sharks which existed across Europe. Two species are known, the type species A. altucuspis from the middle or late Jurassic (Callovian or Oxfordian age) of Ogrodzieniec near Zawiercie, southern Poland , and [1] A. myriacuspis,[1] from the middle Jurassic (Callovian) of the Oxford Clay, near Peterborough.[2] It was first named by Jan Rees in 2010.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alex Srdic (2016). "First occurrence of the orectolobiform shark Akaimia in the Oxford Clay Formation (Jurassic, Callovian) of England". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 127 (4): 506–513. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2016.07.002. Bibcode: 2016PrGA..127..506S. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/first-occurrence-of-the-orectolobiform-shark-akaimia-in-the-oxford-clay-formation-jurassic-callovian-of-england(dfc43ced-c714-4737-9a73-83277c51be7a).html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jan Rees (2010). "Neoselachian sharks from the Callovian–Oxfordian (Jurassic) of Ogrodzieniec, Zawiercie Region, southern Poland". Palaeontology 53 (4): 887–902. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00967.x. Bibcode: 2010Palgy..53..887R.
Wikidata ☰ Q4700181 entry
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