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<p>We present a revised diagnosis of the extinct galeomorph shark †<i>Bavariscyllium</i> based on dental and skeletal material from the Upper Jurassic of Germany and test its purported carcharhiniform affinity through morphometric and phylogenetic analyses. Although †<i>Bavariscyllium</i> possesses a whisker-like throat barbel suggesting a closer relationship with orectolobiforms, our findings reveal insufficient evidence to confidently assign †<i>Bavariscyllium</i> to either Orectolobiformes or Carcharhiniformes. Additionally, we present quantitative evidence indicating that early galeomorphs, despite probably not being placed among extant orders, were exploring a variety of body forms, predating the divergence of most major body plans among modern representatives. †<i>Bavariscyllium</i> exhibits generalised clutching-type teeth with a hemiaulacorhize root characterised by strongly flared root lobes, closely resembling the supposed earliest carcharhiniforms from the Middle Jurassic. However, these features neither confirm nor refute a carcharhiniform affinity, questioning the reliability of these early galeomorphs as calibration fossils for dating the divergence of carcharhiniforms in phylogenomic analyses.</p>

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Reappraisal of the extinct barbelthroat shark †Bavariscyllium and the nebulous origin of carcharhiniform galeomorphs

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    2026年2月17日

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  • Sebastian Stumpf,
  • Julia Türtscher,
  • Faviel A. López-Romero,
  • Eduardo Villalobos-Segura,
  • Arnaud Begat,
  • Manuel Amadori,
  • Richard P. Dearden,
  • Bruce Lauer,
  • René Lauer,
  • Andreas Hecker,
  • Jürgen Kriwet

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We present a revised diagnosis of the extinct galeomorph shark †Bavariscyllium based on dental and skeletal material from the Upper Jurassic of Germany and test its purported carcharhiniform affinity through morphometric and phylogenetic analyses. Although †Bavariscyllium possesses a whisker-like throat barbel suggesting a closer relationship with orectolobiforms, our findings reveal insufficient evidence to confidently assign †Bavariscyllium to either Orectolobiformes or Carcharhiniformes. Additionally, we present quantitative evidence indicating that early galeomorphs, despite probably not being placed among extant orders, were exploring a variety of body forms, predating the divergence of most major body plans among modern representatives. †Bavariscyllium exhibits generalised clutching-type teeth with a hemiaulacorhize root characterised by strongly flared root lobes, closely resembling the supposed earliest carcharhiniforms from the Middle Jurassic. However, these features neither confirm nor refute a carcharhiniform affinity, questioning the reliability of these early galeomorphs as calibration fossils for dating the divergence of carcharhiniforms in phylogenomic analyses.