Biology:Pseudocoracidae

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Short description: Extinct family of sharks

Pseudocoracidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian
Psuedocorax granti.jpg
Tooth of Pseudocorax granti
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Pseudocoracidae
Cappetta, 2012[1]
Genera

Pseudocoracidae is a family of extinct mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It includes two genera, Galeocorax and Pseudocorax.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104842. PMID 34642522. PMC 7611798. Bibcode2021CrRes.12504842J. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350621218. 

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