Galeocerdo mayumbensis

Galeocerdo mayumbensis
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Galeocerdonidae
Genus: Galeocerdo
Species:
†G. mayumbensis
Binomial name
†Galeocerdo mayumbensis
(Darteville & Casier, 1943)
Synonyms
List of synonyms
    • Carcharodon bigelowi
    • Galeocerdo bigelowi
    • Galeocerdo casei
    • Galeocerdo cf. mayumbensis
    • Galeocerdo paulinoi

Galeocerdo mayumbensis is an extinct species of sharks that lived in the Miocene period.[1] A relative of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), it lived in North America, South America, mainland Africa and Madagascar.[2] The teeth of G. mayumbensis are different from those of G. aduncus.

  1. ^ Darteville, Casier (June 15, 2015). "Miocene Shark and Batoid Fauna from Nosy Makamby (Mahajanga Basin, Northwestern Madagascar)". PLOS ONE. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Murray, Alison M.; Argyriou, Thodoris (February 1, 2015). "A fish assemblage from an early Miocene horizon from Jabal Zaltan, Libya". PennState. Retrieved October 6, 2024.