Helicoprion saw mystery solved?

[SBell]

So it turns out that a specimen was described that finally answered how the jaw of Helicoprion was oriented:

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/26/buzzsaw-jaw-helicoprion-was-a-freaky-ratfish/

And of course, fantastic artwork by Ray Troll!



So it turns out everyone's favourite buzz saw shark was more likely a chimaera/ratfish! And if this drags others like Edestus and Sarcoprion over...the Safari Toob just changed a lot! They should have included an Iniopteryx after all!

[suspsy]

I'm glad this newest concept isn't all that different from most previous ones. I always hated the Purdy version:

http://paleobiology.si.edu/helicoprion/index.html

Talk about making an exciting animal look boring.

[ZoPteryx]

So it turns out everyone's favourite buzz saw shark was more likely a chimaera/ratfish! And if this drags others like Edestus and Sarcoprion over...the Safari Toob just changed a lot! They should have included an Iniopteryx after all!

Does that mean we now have more prehistoric chimaera figures than modern ones?!

[SBell]

So it turns out everyone's favourite buzz saw shark was more likely a chimaera/ratfish! And if this drags others like Edestus and Sarcoprion over...the Safari Toob just changed a lot! They should have included an Iniopteryx after all!

Does that mean we now have more prehistoric chimaera figures than modern ones?!

As represented Holocephalans? I would say so--the only modern made that I know of, every time, is the silver or ghost chimaera (and a weird pokemon-ified elephant nose chimaera, but I won't count that).

In terms of prehistorics, we have Echinochimaera, Helicoprion, Sarcoprion and Edestus.

[Stuckasaurus (Dino Dad Reviews)]

GUYS. Did you know that Ray Troll is IN A BAND?!? It's delightful. If you've read "Cruisin The Fossil Freeway" which Troll illustrated, you'll notice some familiar topics in the songs they play. And of course there's a song about Helicoprion. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC1V6bCX0qM&list=PLyS6dcBr8qDUdbv_vNtMil6zMsVna3_19&index=3

If you'd like to purchase the albums (as I plan to), I'd recommend doing so via Troll's website (Amazon doesn't have the greatest selection; I haven't checked iTunes yet.)
https://store.trollart.com/Music/