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Comment on "An early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks".

Authors :
Naylor GJP
de Lima A
Castro JI
Hubbell G
de Pinna MCC
Source :
Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2021 Dec 10; Vol. 374 (6573), pp. eabj8723. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 09.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Sibert and Rubin (Reports, 4 June 2021, p. 1105) report an early Miocene extinction in pelagic sharks based on the loss of shark denticle diversity in two widely separated deep-sea sediment cores. We assert that the pattern observed is not a consequence of extinction but results from shifting species ranges induced by global current reorganization.

Subjects

Subjects :
Animals
Sharks

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1095-9203
Volume :
374
Issue :
6573
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34882454
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj8723