Nanocorax

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Nanocorax
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Campanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Anacoracidae
Genus: Nanocorax
Cappetta, 2012[1]
Type species
Nanocorax crassus
(Cappetta & Case, 1975)[2]
Other species
  • Nanocorax microserratodon
    (Shimada, 2008)[3]
Synonyms
Genus synonymy
Species synonymy
  • N. crassus
      • Microcorax crassus
        Cappetta & Case, 1975
    N. microserratodon

Nanocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, N. crassus and N. microserratodon. It has been found in North America, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.[1]

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