Short Note on Some Large Species of Fossil Sharks from the Sahlab Formation, Late Eocene of Iran: A Link between Africa, Europe and Central Asia

Two species of large sharks were discovered in Late Eocene age formations, the central part of Iran at the western limit of the Central East microplate of Iran. The species, although common if we look at the Eocene Tethyan fauna as a whole, are for the first time recorded from this country where data on Paleogene sharks is very rare. At the same time, the discovery makes a long-waited connection between the shark fauna discovered in North Africa and Europe and the fossil shark fauna from Central Asia.