Vault tales 179 – Clades – Euchondrocephali

Already another 'clades' post, but this time one with a few more figures at least! This one will be Euchondrocephali--a group of shark-like chondrichthyan fish that are more closely related to the holocephalans (the modern ratfish Chimaera and elephantnose fish Callorhinchus). The funny thing is that for the longest time, these fish were assumed to be part of the true shark lineage (elasmobranchs)...or somehow basal to them, or a sister group to them. Then further research and some better fossil…

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Vault tales 79 Safari toob Sarcoprion

Who makes it? Safari Ltd as part of the Prehistoric Sharks toob. The toob item number is 679904. When did it come out? I think 2010...that sounds about right. Not the whorl-tooth shark we usually hear about--this one is much pointier! Still available? Sadly, no. Like other great toobs from Safari, this one has been discontinued. Where can it be found in my displays? I actually have a few of them. One is one the main shelves with lots of…

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