Fig. 9

Comparison of body proportions and outlines between the living and extinct species of Galeorhinus in left lateral view. a Mature male of the living G. galeus (modified from [25, 41]). b Juvenile male of the extinct G. cuvieri reconstructed on the basis of MGGC 1976, showing standard metric traits for Additional file 1: Table S1. Relative to G. galeus, G. cuvieri has a shorter rostrum, larger pectoral fins, taller second dorsal fin, shorter interdorsal distance, longer caudal fin, smaller accessory lobe, and smaller ventral lobe of caudal fin. Not to scale