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Truyolsodontos

Extinct genus of sharks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Truyolsodontos is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, T. estauni and T. magnus. It has been found in Spain, France, Ireland, and possibly Lithuania.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Division:Selachii
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Truyolsodontos
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Coniacian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: †Truyolsodontidae
Bernárdez, 2018
Genus: †Truyolsodontos
Bernárdez, 2018[1]
Type species
†Truyolsodontos estauni
Bernárdez, 2018
Other species
  • †Truyolsodontos magnus
    (Landemaine, 1991)[2]
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Species synonymy
  • T. magnus
      • Protoscyliorhinus magnus
        Landemaine, 1991
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