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Pseudocoracidae

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Extinct family of sharks

Pseudocoracidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Tooth of Pseudocorax granti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: †Pseudocoracidae
Cappetta, 2012
Genera

Pseudocoracidae is a family of extinct mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It includes two genera, Galeocorax and Pseudocorax.

References

  1. ^ Cappetta, H. (2012). Handbook of Paleoichthyology. Volume 3E. Chondrichthyes. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. Munich: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. ISBN 978-3-89937-148-2.
  2. Jambura, P.L.; Stumpf, S.; Kriwet, J. (2021). "Skeletal remains of the oldest known pseudocoracid shark Pseudocorax kindlimanni sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes, Lamniformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Lebanon". Cretaceous Research. 125: 104842. Bibcode:2021CrRes.12504842J. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104842. PMC 7611798. PMID 34642522.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudocoracidae


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