Ptychocorax
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| Ptychocorax Temporal range: | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Anacoracidae |
| Genus: | †Ptychocorax Glickman & Istchenko in Glickman, 1980[1] |
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| †Ptychocorax dolloi (Leriche, 1929)[2] | |
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Ptychocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains three valid species that have been found in Europe and Asia.[1][4] It was originally identified as a hybodontiform,[2] but was later reidentified as an anacoracid.[1][4] It has also been considered to belong to its own family, Ptychocoracidae.[5] Ptychocorax is characterized by its unique dentition, combining Squalicorax-like, cutting anterior teeth with Ptychodus-like, crushing posterior teeth.[1][4]
