Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha — the mackerel sharks.

Etymologies

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Lamna +‎ -iformes

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  • I'm reading the new Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, and have so far made my way through three articles on fossil sharks: "Exceptional preservation of the white shark Carcharodon (Lamniformes, Lamnidae) from the early Pliocene of Peru"; "The spine-brush complex in symmoriiform sharks (Chondrichthyes; Symmoriiformes), with comments on dorsal fin modularity"; and "Pectoral anatomy of Tribodus limae (Elasmobranchii: Hybodontiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil."

    "I burned his body for incurring my wrath." greygirlbeast 2009

  • A juvenile megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) from northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

    Cadborosaurus Darren Naish 2006

  • A juvenile megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios (Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) from northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • For more information, see the paper: Ehret, DJ, G Hubbell and BJ MacFadden (2009) Exceptional preservation of the white shark Carcharodon (Lamniformes, Lamnidae) from the early Pliocene of Peru.

    Practical Fishkeeping news (RSS) 2009

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