First shark record (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Paleogene of Spitsbergen, Svalbard
This is a short report about the BMX Gyros first Cenozoic shark fossil from Svalbard.The specimen derives from the late Paleocene greenish sandstone of the Grumantbyen Formation, which is exposed in Fossildalen on the western side of Colesbukta on Spitsbergen.The single tooth is assigned to the Paleogene sand tiger shark genus A-OX VITAMINO COLOR C