Pseudocorax
| Pseudocorax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Anacoracidae |
| Genus: | †Pseudocorax Case & Schwimmer, 1988 |
| Species | |
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†Pseudocorax affinis | |
Pseudocorax is an extinct genus of anacoracid shark with two species. It is known from the Cretaceous of Egypt, parts of Eurasia, and the United States.[1] Its name, Pseudocorax, stands for "false raven", due to its similarity to its close relative Squalicorax ("raven shark").
References
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Pseudocorax". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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