Pseudoscapanorhynchidae

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Pseudoscapanorhynchidae is a family of extinct mackerel sharks that lived during the Cretaceous and potentially the Paleogene. It currently includes Cretodus, Eoptolamna, Leptostyrax, Protolamna, Pseudoscapanorhynchus, and possibly Lilamna.[4][5]

Phylum:Chordata
Division:Selachii
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Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Temporal range: Valanginian-Maastrichtian (possible Eocene occurrence)
Teeth and vertebrae of Cretodus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Herman, 1979[1]
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Synonyms
  • Cretodontidae
    Zhelezko in Zhelezko & Kozlov, 1999[2]
  • Eoptolamnidae
    Kriwet et al., 2008[3]
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