Pseudoscapanorhynchus
Extinct genus of sharks
Pseudoscapanorhynchus Temporal range: Albian-Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | †Pseudoscapanorhynchidae |
Genus: | †Pseudoscapanorhynchus Herman, 1977[1] |
Species: | †P. compressidens |
Binomial name | |
†Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens Herman, 1977 |
Pseudoscapanorhynchus is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Cretaceous. It contains one valid species, P. compressidens. It has been found in Europe, Asia, and North America.[2]
References
- ^ Herman, J. (1977). "Les Sélaciens des terrains néocrétacés et paléogènes de Belgique et des contrées limitrophes. Eléments d'une biostratigraphie intercontinentale" (PDF). Mémoires pour servir à l'explication des Cartes géologiques et minières de la Belgique. 15: 1–401.
- ^ 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.
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