Embryonic development in the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), a viviparous hammerhead shark.
Steven R ByrumBryan S FrazierR Dean GrubbsGavin J P NaylorGareth J FraserPublished in: Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists (2023)
Documenting the development of hard-to-access vertebrates, like this viviparous shark species, offers important information about how new and diverse morphologies arise that otherwise may remain poorly studied. This work will serve as a platform for future comparative developmental research both within sharks and across the phylogeny of vertebrates, underpinning the extreme potential of craniofacial development and morphological diversity in vertebrate animals.