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Pseudoscapanorhynchus

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Pseudoscapanorhynchus
Temporal range: Albian-Turonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.