Tomita, T. & Yabumoto, Y. & Kuga, N. (2024)
A New Snaggletooth Shark Species, Hemipristis tanakai Sp. Nov., from the Ashiya Group (Oligocene), Northern Kyushu, Japan. Paleontological Research, 28(3), 273–278
DOI: 10.2517/PR220021

Sternes, P.C. & Jambura, P.L. & Türtscher, J. & Kriwet, J. & Siversson, M. & Feichtinger, I. & Naylor, G.J.P. & Summers, A.P. & Maisey, J.G. & Tomita, T. & Moyer, J.K. & Higham, T.E. & da Silva, J.P.C.B. & Bornatowski, H. & Long, D.J. & Perez, V.J. & Collareta, A. & Underwood, C. & Ward, D.J. & Vullo, R. & González-Barba, G. & Maisch, H.M. & Griffiths, M.L. & Becker, M.A. & Wood, J.J. & Shimada, K. (2024)
White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae). Palaeontologia Electronica, 27(1), Article a4
DOI: 10.26879/1345

Tomita, T. & Miyamoto, K. & Nakamura, M. & Murakumo, K. & Toda, M. & Sato, K. (2024)
Whitish film covering a newborn white shark was not intrauterine material but embryonic epithelium. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 107, 719–722
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-024-01560-z

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Kaneko, A. & Murakumo, K. & Miyamoto, K. & Sato, K. (2023)
Successful delivery of viviparous lantern shark from an artificial uterus and the self-production of lantern shark luciferin. Plos One, 18(9), Article e0291224
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291224

Tomita, T. & Nakamura, M. & Nozu, R. & Ogawa, N. & Toda, M. & Sato, K. (2022)
Mode of uterine milk secretion in the white shark. The Anatomical Record, 305(7), 1724–1731
DOI: 10.1002/ar.24860

Türtscher, J. & Jambura, P.L. & López-Romero, F.A. & Kindlimann, R. & Sato, K. & Tomita, T. & Kriwet, J. (2022)
Heterodonty and ontogenetic shift dynamics in the dentition of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier (Chondrichthyes, Galeocerdidae). Journal of Anatomy, 241(2), 372–392
DOI: 10.1111/joa.13668

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Murakumo, K. & Kaneko, A. & Yano, N. & Nakamura, M. & Sato, K. (2022)
Five-Month Incubation of Viviparous Deep-Water Shark Embryos in Artificial Uterine Fluid. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Article 825354
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.825354

Tomita, T. & Murakumo, K. (2021)
Where embryology meets functional morphology: A new frontier of science [in Japanese]. Report of Japanese Society for Elasmobranch Studies, 57, 2–6

Tomita, T. & Nakamura, M. & Miyamoto, K. & Nozu, R. & Toda, M. & Murakumo, K. & Sato, K. (2021)
Clasper pocket: adaptation of a novel morphological feature by lamnoid sharks, which aids with tuna-like swimming. Zoomorphology, 140, 365–371
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-021-00532-6

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Murakumo, K. & Miyamoto, K. & Matsumoto, R. & Ueda, K. & Sato, K. (2021)
Volume of the whale shark and their mechanism of vertical feeding. Zoology, 147, Article 125932
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2021.125932

Murakumo, K. & Matsumoto, R. & Tomita, T. & Matsumoto, Y. & Ueda, K. (2020)
The power of ultrasound: observation of nearly the entire gestation and embryonic developmental process of captive reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi). Fishery Bulletin, 118(1), 1–7
DOI: 10.7755/FB.118.1.1

Tomita, T. & Murakumo, K. & Komoto, S. & Dove, A. & Kino, M. & Miyamoto, K. & Toda, M. (2020)
Armored eyes of the whale shark. PLoS ONE, 15(6), Article e0235342
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235342

Tomita, T. & Nakamura, M. & Kobayashi, Y. & Yoshinaka, A. & Murakumo, K. (2020)
Viviparous stingrays avoid contamination of the embryonic environment through faecal accumulation mechanisms. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 7378
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64271-2

Duchatelet, L. & Moris, V.C. & Tomita, T. & Mahillon, J. & Sato, K. & Behets, C. & Mallefet, J. (2020)
The megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, is not a luminous species. PLoS ONE, 15(11), Article e0242196
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242196

Tomita, T. & Murakumo, K. & Ueda, K. & Ashida, H. & Furuyama, R. (2019)
Locomotion is not a privilege after birth: Ultrasound images of viviparous shark embryos swimming from one uterus to the other. Ethology, 125(2), 122–126
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12828

Duchatelet, L. & Pinte, N. & Tomita, T. & Sato, K. & Mallefet, J. (2019)
Etmopteridae bioluminescence: dorsal pattern specificity and aposematic use. Zoological Letters, 5, Article 9
DOI: 10.1186/s40851-019-0126-2

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Miyamoto, K. & Oka, S.-I. & Ueda, K. & Sato, K. (2018)
Development of the Lunate-Shaped Caudal Fin in White Shark Embryos. The Anatomical Record, 301(6), 1068–1073
DOI: 10.1002/ar.23776

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Miyamoto, K. & Ueda, K. & Nakaya, K. (2018)
Morphology of a hidden tube: Resin injection and CT scanning reveal the three-dimensional structure of the spiracle in the Japanese bullhead shark Heterodontus japonicus (Chondrichthyes; Heterodontiformes; Heterodontidae). The Anatomical Record, 301(8), 1336–1341
DOI: 10.1002/ar.23836

Tomita, T. & Touma, H. & Murakumo, K. & Yanagisawa, M. & Yano, N. & Oka, S.-I. & Miyamoto, K. & Hanahara, N. & Sato, K. (2018)
Captive Birth of Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Reveals a Shift in Respiratory Mode during Parturition. Copeia, 106(2), 292–296
DOI: 10.1643/CI-17-683

Hirasaki, Y. & Tomita, T. & Yanagisawa, M. & Ueda, K. & Sato, K. & Okabe, M. (2018)
Heart Anatomy of Rhincodon typus: Three-Dimensional X-Ray Computed Tomography of Plastinated Specimens. The Anatomical Record, 301(11), 1801–1808
DOI: 10.1002/ar.23902

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Murakumo, K. (2018)
Stealth breathing of the angelshark. Zoology, 130, 1–5
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2018.07.003

Tomita, T. & Miyamoto, K. & Kawaguchi, A. & Toda, M. & Oka, S.-I. & Nozu, R. & Sato, K. (2017)
Dental ontogeny of a white shark embryo. Journal of Morphology, 278(2), 215–227
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20630

Tomita, T. & Nozu, R. & Nakamura, M. & Matsuzaki, S. & Miyamoto, K. & Sato, K. (2017)
Live-bearing without placenta: Physical estimation indicates the high oxygen-supplying ability of white shark uterus to the embryo. Scientific Report, 7(1): 11744
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11973-9

Tomita, T. & Cotton, C.F. & Toda, M. (2016)
Ultrasound and physical models shed light on the respiratory system of embryonic dogfishes. Zoology, 119(1), 36–41
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2015.09.002

Tomita, T. & Murakumo, K. & Miyamoto, K. & Sato, K. & Oka, S.I. & Kamisako, H. & Toda, M. (2016)
Eye retraction in the giant guitarfish, Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea): a novel mechanism for eye protection in batoid fishes. Zoology, 119(1), 30–35
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2015.09.004

Sato, K. & Nakamura, M. & Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Miyamoto, K. & Nozu, R. (2016)
How great white sharks nourish their embryos to a large size: evidence of lipid histotrophy in lamnoid shark reproduction. Biology Open, 5, 1211–1215
DOI: 10.1242/bio.017939

Nakaya, K. & Tomita, T. & Suda, K. & Sato, K. & Ogimoto, K. & Chappell, A. & Sato, T. & Takano, K. & Yuki, Y. (2016)
Slingshot feeding of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni (Pisces: Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae). Scientific Reports, 6, Article 27786
DOI: 10.1038/srep27786

Tomita, T. & Yokoyama, K. (2015)
The First Cenozoic Record of a Fossil Megamouth Shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from Asia. Paleontological Research, 19(3), 204–207
DOI: 10.2517/2015PR004

Tomita, T. (2015)
Pectoral Fin of the Paleozoic Shark, Cladoselache: New Reconstruction Based on a Near-Complete Specimen. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35(5), Article e973029
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015.973029

Tomita, T. & Kawai, T. & Matsubara, H. & Kobayashi, M. & Katakura, S. (2014)
Northernmost record of a whale shark Rhincodon typus from the Sea of Okhotsk. Journal of Fish Biology, 84(1), 243–246
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12273

Tomita, T. & Tanaka, Sho & Sato, K. & Nakaya, K. (2014)
Pectoral Fin of the Megamouth Shark: Skeletal and Muscular Systems, Skin Histology, and Functional Morphology. PLoS ONE, 9(1), Article e8620
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086205

Tomita, T. & Nakamura, M. & Sato, K. & Takaoka, H. & Toda, M. & Kawauchi, J. & Nakaya, K. (2014)
Onset of Buccal Pumping in Catshark Embryos: How Breathing Develops in the Egg Capsule. PLoS ONE, 9(10), Article e109504

Tomita, T. (2013)
Intermittent swimming lifestyle in hybodontid sharks, reconstructed on the basis of gill arch and caudal fin morphologies [Abstract]. In Schwarz, C. & Kriwet, J. (eds), 6th International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes – Diversification and Diversity Patterns, Vienna, Austria August 4th–10th, 2013, 66

Tomita, T. & Kawai, T. & Matsubara, H. & Nagata, R. (2013)
Occurrence of the Chilean devil ray Mobula tarapacana (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea: Myliobatiformes) in the Sea of Okhotsk: first record from cold temperate waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 83(3), 695–698
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12205

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Yamamoto, Y. & Sato, K. & Uchida, S. & Nakaya, K. (2013)
A novel pharyngeal expansion mechanism in the yellow-spotted fanray, Platyrhina tangi (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea), with special reference to the function of the fifth ceratobranchial cartilage in batoids. Zoomorphology, 132(3), 317–324
DOI: 10.1007/s00435-012-0185-9

Tanaka, K. & Shiina, T. & Tomita, T. & Suzuki, S. & Hosomichi, K. & Sano, K. & Doi, H. & Kono, A. & Komiyama, T. & Inoko, H. & Kulski, J.K. & Tanaka, Sho (2013)
Evolutionary Relations of Hexanchiformes Deep-Sea Sharks Elucidated by Whole Mitochondrial Genome Sequences. BioMed Research International, 2013, Article ID 147064
DOI: 10.1155/2013/147064

Tomita, T. & Toda, M. & Ueda, K. & Uchida, S. & Nakaya, K. (2012)
Live-bearing manta ray, how the embryo acquires oxygen without placenta and umbilical cord. Biology Letters, 8(5), 721–724
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0288

Tomita, T. & Sato, K. & Suda, K. & Kawauchi, J. & Nakaya, K. (2012)
Feeding of the megamouth shark (Pisces: Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) predicted by its hyoid arch: A biomechanical approach [Abstract]. - Poster World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 725–726

Tomita, T. & Kurihara, K. (2011)
First Record of a Large Lamniform Shark Cretodus semiplicatus in the Pacific Region, from the Mikasa Formation (Lower Cenomanian), Hokkaido, Japan. Paleontological Research, 15(3), 181–184
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144-15.3.181

Tomita, T. & Sato, K. & Suda, K. & Kawauchi, J. & Nakaya, K. (2011)
Feeding of the megamouth shark (Pisces: Lamniformes: Megachasmidae) predicted by its hyoid arch: A biomechanical approach. Journal of Morphology, 272(5), 513–524
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10905

Tomita, T. (2011)
Mouth-Size Estimation of a Primitive Lamniform Shark, Protolamna: Low Trophic Position in Lamniform Shark Origin. Paleontological Research, 15(2), 68–76
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144-15.2.068

Tanaka, K. & Shiina, T. & Tomita, T. & Kinjo, S. & Hosomichi, K. & Sano, K. & Doi, H. & Kono, A. & Komiyama, T. & Inoko, H. & Kulski, J.K. & Tanaka, Sho (2011)
Phylogeny of whole mitochondrial genomes from Hexanchiform sharks [Abstract]. (Poster) In Programme Booklet of The 15th Annual Scientific Conference of the European Elasmobranch Association, Berlin, 29.10.–30.10.2011

Tomita, T. & Oji, T. (2010)
Habitat Reconstruction of Oligocene Elasmobranchs from Yamaga Formation, Ashiya Group, Western Japan. Paleontological Research, 14(1), 69–80
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144-14.1.069

Tomita, T. (2009)
Reconstruction of fossil shark ventilation systems based on gill arch morphology and evolutionary implications [Abstract]. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 29(Supplement to Number 3), 191A