The chondrichthyans (hybodonts, sharks, rays and chimeras) are jawed fish that possess skeletons made out of cartilage rather than bone. An ancient and phenomenally resilient group of fish, they combine extreme morphological refinement with archaic features that are little-changed from their Devonian ancestors. In either timeline, they include some of the weirdest, biggest and most feared creatures in the sea.
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