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Elasmobranchii is one of the two subclasses of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes, the other being Holocephali . Members of the elasmobranchii subclass have no swim bladders, five to seven pairs of gill clefts opening individually to the exterior, rigid dorsal fins, and small placoid scales. The teeth are in several series; the ...
Batomorphi is a clade of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays, this taxon is also known as the superorder Batoidea, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies it as the division Batomorphi. [2]
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The stingrays in the St. Johns River system represent the only permanent freshwater elasmobranch population in North America. [3] [9] [10] This species inhabits shallow coastal waters over sandy or silty bottoms, estuaries, and lakes. They prefer water temperatures over 15 °C (59 °F) and can tolerate temperatures over 30 °C (86 °F).
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Specimen of "Hybodus" fraasi from the Late Jurassic of Germany, which some studies have included in Egertonodus Skeletal diagram of Hybodus sp.The largest hybodonts reached lengths of 2–3 metres (6.6–9.8 ft), [4] while some other hybodonts were much smaller, with adult body lengths of around 25 centimetres (0.82 ft). [5]
Lebachacanthus is a genus of extinct xenacanth cartilaginous fish known from the late Carboniferous-Early Permian of Europe. [1] Well-preserved specimens, originally identified as Orthacanthus, are known from Meisenheim Formation in Germany. [2]
The quarry was the largest limestone quarry in the United States from its opening in the mid-19th century until its sale around 1985. [22] On November 30, 2021, the first 62-acre section of the park opened to the public and allows for biking, hiking, fishing, rock climbing, canoeing, paddle-boarding, floating boardwalks, a zipline, and a ...