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Hemipristis curvatus

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Extinct species of shark

Hemipristis curvatus
Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Hemigaleidae
Genus: Hemipristis
Species: †H. curvatus
Binomial name
†Hemipristis curvatus
(Probst, 1879)

Hemipristis curvatus is an extinct species of weasel shark which existed during the Eocene epoch. It was described by Dames in 1883.

References

  1. Tertiary research, Volumes 20-22 Tertiary Research Group (Great Britain), 2000.
  2. Geology of Egypt and Libya By E. Tawadros, Ezzat Tawadros. Published by Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 905809331X/ISBN 9789058093318
  3. Kriwet, Jürgen; Pfaff, Cathrin; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J.; Kriwet, Jürgen (January 2018). "Tooth mineralization and histology patterns in extinct and extant snaggletooth sharks, Hemipristis (Carcharhiniformes, Hemigaleidae)-Evolutionary significance or ecological adaptation?". PLOS ONE. 13 (8): e0200951. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1300951J. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200951. PMC 6082511. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Hemipristis curvatus


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