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Uppermost Miocene Lamniform Selachians (Pisces) from the Alvalade basin (Portugal)
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This paper deals with Lamniform teeth collected in deposits from the Esbarrondadoiro Formation, Alvalade Basin in Southern Portugal. The following genera were recognized: Carcharias, Pseudocarcharias, Alopias, Isurus and Carcharocles. The species
Carcharias acutissima is by far the most predominant, all other taxa being rare or very rare. This situation points to neritic, tropical to subtropical, rather shallow waters not far away from the coast. This is corroborated by the rarity of the associated, mainly pelagic, taxa.
The ratio between C. acutissima and the remaining Lamniforms as a whole is markedly uneven between Esbarrondadoiro and
the localities of Santa Margarida and Vale de Zebro. This suggests quite different environmental conditions, a matter that will
require a more thorough examination taking into account all palaeontologic and geologic data.
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Selachians Lamniforms Alvalade Basin Uppermost Miocene Paleoecology