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Antarctilamna ultima from Waterloo Farm (Late Devonian, Fammenian) of South Africa. Based on juvenile specimen (from R. Gess thesis, 2011).Also - Plesioselachus (right upper), Diplacanthus acus (right lower corner), dipnoan close to Andreyevichthys and juvenile coelocanths.
This Antarctilamna is about 70 cm long, but in Waterloo Farm theeth of very big exemplars are known.
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A. ultima is known from whole body fossils? Β Reconstructions of the South American species suggest it looks more like Cladoselache
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Very good! 
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The picture of body fossil of juvenile Antarctilamna was unexpectable for me too - the tail was abou the same as in hybodonts, not as in Diplodoselache. Most probably it's a basal shark group, related to xenacants.
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In a book of mine it says it is likely a primitive xenacanth. Do you think this is likely
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Sweet! Have encountered numerous Antarctilamna prisca (in fossil form) in Victoria and NSW - good to see the African species getting some attention.
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This species is known on hole body remains! Australian and Antarctian remains are fragmentary...
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Dear Dmitry1
Your background and fish are atractive and wonderful !!!! many Thanks!
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