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Turning to the Vertebrata, the only Paleozoic Elasmobranch Fish of which we have any complete knowledge is the Devonian and
Essays 2007
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Discussing this question in his classical work on the development of Elasmobranch fishes, [406] Balfour came to the conclusion
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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The research work which he began there contributed in an important degree to his election as a fellow of Trinity in 1874, and also afforded him material for a series of papers (published as a monograph in 1878) on the Elasmobranch fishes, which threw new light on [v. 03 p. 0255] the development of several organs in the Vertebrates, in particular of the uro-genital and nervous systems.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Steenstrup -- had been struck with the resemblance existing between the placoid scales and the teeth of Elasmobranch fishes.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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[1] Some of the lower vertebrata (Elasmobranch and Ganoid fishes) occur, indeed, in early strata (upper Silurian); but still far from the earliest in which some of the invertebrata are found.
The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution George John Romanes 1871
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Turning to the Vertebrata, the only palæozoic Elasmobranch Fish of which we have any complete knowledge is the Devonian and Carboniferous
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Turning to the Vertebrata, the only Paleozoic Elasmobranch Fish of which we have any complete knowledge is the Devonian and Carboniferous
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Texas has seen 16 confirmed, unprovoked shark attacks on humans over the past 11 years 2000-10, according to data from the International Shark Attack File compiled by the American Elasmobranch Society and the Florida Museum of Natural History.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Elasmobranch fishes are an ancient group of vertebrates which have high potential as model species for research into evolutionary physiology and genomics.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Kalle Rytkonen 2010
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And you, I presume, are the Artilleryman who attended my lectures on the Eroticism of the Elasmobranch? "
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