Corax (genus)
| Corax (genus) Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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| Fossil teeth of Corax kaupi from Khouribga (Morocco) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Lamnidae |
| Genus: | Corax Agassiz 1843[1] |
Corax is an extinct genus of sharks belonging to the family Lamnidae. [1]
These sharks lived in the Cretaceous, from 94.3 to 70.6 Ma. [1]
Similar and related genera include Alopecias, Carcharodon, Isurus, Lamna, Orthacodus, Oxyprinichthys and Parotodus. [1]
Species
Species within this genus include: [1]
- Corax planus Agassiz 1843
- Corax kaupi Agassiz 1843 [2]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of United States. [1]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Lamnidae |
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