Carcharhinus egertoni
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Carcharhinus egertoni is an extinct species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae.[1][2] This shark falls under the genus Carcharhinus, putting it with other well-known sharks in its genus including reef sharks, the oceanic whitetip shark, and the bull shark.[3][4] C. egertoni lived during the Neogene from 23 to 2.59 mya has been found to have occurred in all continents except Australia and Antartica.
| Carcharhinus egertoni Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Carcharhinus |
| Species: | †C. egertoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Carcharhinus egertoni (Agassiz, 1843) | |
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Occurrences
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Miocene
- Calvert Formation, United States
- Pirabas Formation, Brazil
- Pisco Formation, Peru
- Camacho Formation, Uruguay
- Portugal
- Baripada Limestone, India
- Higashi-Innai Formation, Sekinobana Formation, Suso Formation, Hannoura Formation, Japan
Pliocene
- Onzole Formation, Ecuador
- Luanda Formation, Angola
- Villamagna Formation, Italy