Squalicorax

Squalicorax
Temporal range: Albian-Maastrichtian, 109.56–66.0 Ma[1][2]
Squalicorax pristodontus tooth from the late Maastrichtian of Khouribga, Morocco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Anacoracidae
Genus: Squalicorax
Whitley, 1939
Type species
Squalicorax pristodontus
Agassiz, 1835
Species
List of species
    • S. pristodontus Agassiz, 1835 (type)
    • S. appendiculatus Agassiz, 1839
    • S. falcatus Agassiz, 1843
      • S. falcatus praecursor Sokolov, 1978
    • S. kaupi Agassiz, 1843
    • S. heterodon Reuss, 1845
    • S. obliquus Reuss, 1845
      • S. obliquus subserratus Glückman, 1980
    • S. lindstromi Davis, 1890
    • S. curvatus Williston, 1900
    • S. bassanii Gemmellaro, 1920
    • S. baharijensis Stromer, 1927
    • S. primaevus Dalinkevicius, 1935
    • S. kugleri Leriche, 1938
    • S. yangaensis Carteville & Casier, 1943
    • S. dalinkevichiusi Glückman & Shvazhaite, 1971
    • S. mississippiensis Glückman, 1971
    • S. volgensis Glückman, 1971
    • S. obruchevi Glückman, 1980
    • S. sagisicus Glückman, 1980
    • S. santonicus Glückman & Zhelezko, 1980
    • S. papulovi Zhelezko, 1980
    • S. africanus Cappetta, 1991
    • S. primigenius Landemaine, 1991
    • S. coquandi Vullo et al., 2007
    • S. priscoserratus Siversson et al., 2007
    • S. bernardezi Guinot et al., 2013
    • S. benguerirensis Cappetta et al., 2014
    • S. microserratus Cappetta et al., 2014
    • S. deckeri Bice & Shimada, 2016
    • S. lalunaensis Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
    • S. moodyi Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
    • S. acutus Siversson et al., 2019
    • S. bazzii Siversson et al., 2019
    • S. mutabilis Siversson et al., 2019

Squalicorax, commonly known as the crow shark, is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. The genus had a global distribution in the Late Cretaceous epoch. Multiple species within this genus are considered to be wastebasket taxon due to morphological similarities in the teeth.

  1. ^ Ogg, J.G.; Hinnov, L.A. (2012). "Cretaceous". The Geologic Time Scale. pp. 793–853. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-59425-9.00027-5. ISBN 9780444594259.
  2. ^ Smart, P.J. (2007). "Anacoracid shark teeth (Chondrichthyes, Vertebrata) from the early Cretaceous Albian sediments of Leighton Buzzard, south-central England". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 118 (4): 375–380. doi:10.1016/s0016-7878(07)80005-8.