Pseudocorax
| Pseudocorax | |
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| Teeth of P. affinis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Pseudocoracidae |
| Genus: | †Pseudocorax Case & Schwimmer, 1988 |
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†Pseudocorax affinis | |
Pseudocorax is an extinct genus of shark with two species. It is known from the Cretaceous of Egypt, parts of Eurasia, and the United States.[1] Its name stands for "false raven", due to the similarity of its teeth to those of Squalicorax ("raven shark"). While originally considered to (along with its relative Galeocorax) be a member of the family Anacoracidae (the family that Squalicorax belongs to), a study in 2012 moved it and Galeocorax into the new family Pseudocoracidae, making it only distantly related to Squalicorax.[2]
References
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Pseudocorax". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ↑ Cappetta, Henri (Dec 1, 2014). "New Squalicorax species (Neoselachii: Lamniformes) from the Lower. Maastrichtian of Ganntour phosphate deposit, Morocco". Palaeovertebrata.
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