Pseudocorax

Pseudocorax
Temporal range: Cenomanian-Maastrichtian
Tooth of P. granti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: †Pseudocoracidae
Genus: †Pseudocorax
Priem, 1897[1]
Type species
†Pseudocorax affinis
(Münster in Agassiz, 1843)[7]
Other species
  • †Pseudocorax heteromorphus
    (Reuss, 1845)[2]
  • †Pseudocorax laevis
    Leriche, 1906[3]
  • †Pseudocorax granti
    Cappetta & Case, 1975[4]
  • †Pseudocorax duchaussoisi
    Guinot, Underwood, Cappetta, & Ward, 2013[5]
  • †Pseudocorax kindlimanni
    Jambura, Stumpf, & Kriwet, 2021[6]
Synonyms
Species synonymy
  • P. affinis
      • Corax affinis
        Münster in Agassiz, 1843
      • Corax planus
        Agassiz, 1843
      • Pseudocorax planus
        (Agassiz, 1843)
    P. heteromorphus
    P. laevis
      • Pseudocorax affinis var. laevis
        Leriche, 1906

Pseudocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains six valid species that have been found in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and North America.[6] It was formerly assigned to the family Anacoracidae, but is now placed in its own family Pseudocoracidae along with Galeocorax.[8] The former species "P." australis and "P." primulus have been reidentified as species of Echinorhinus and Squalicorax, respectively.[9][10]

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