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Galeocorax

Extinct genus of sharks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Galeocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains a single valid species, G. jaekeli, that has been found in Europe and North America.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Division:Selachii
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Galeocorax
Temporal range: Turonian-Maastrichtian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: †Pseudocoracidae
Genus: †Galeocorax
Cappetta, 2012[1]
Type species
†Galeocorax jaekeli
(Woodward, 1895)[2]
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Species synonymy
    • Galeocerdo jaekeli
      Woodward, 1895
    • Corax jaekeli
      (Woodward, 1895)
    • Paracorax jaekeli
      (Woodward, 1895)
    • Eugaleocerdo jaekeli
      (Woodward, 1895)
    • Paracorax unilateralis
      Averianov, 1997[7]
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