Nanocorax

Nanocorax; Temporal range: Cenomanian-Campanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	†Anacoracidae
Genus:	†Nanocorax; Cappetta, 2012
Type species
	†Nanocorax crassus; (Cappetta & Case, 1975)
Other species
	†Nanocorax microserratodon ; (Shimada, 2008);
Synonyms
	Genus synonymy Microcorax ; Cappetta & Case, 1975 (preoccupied by Microcorax Sharpe, 1877); Species synonymy N. crassus Microcorax crassus ; Cappetta & Case, 1975; ; N. microserratodon Squalicorax microserratodon ; Shimada, 2008; ; ;

Nanocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, N. crassus and N. microserratodon. It has been found in North America, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cappetta, H. (2012). Handbook of Paleoichthyology. Volume 3E. Chondrichthyes. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. Munich: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. ISBN 978-3-89937-148-2.
^ Shimada, K. (2008). "New anacoracid shark from Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk of western Kansas, U.S.A.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (4): 1189–1194. Bibcode:2008JVPal..28.1189S. doi:10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1189. S2CID 129446283.
^ Cappetta, H.; Case, G.R. (1975). "Sélaciens nouveaux du Crétacé du Texas". Geobios. 8 (4): 303–307. Bibcode:1975Geobi...8..303C. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(75)80028-3.
^ Sharpe, R.B. (1877). Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume III. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the Collection of the British Museum. Coliomorphae, Containing the Families Corvidae, Paradiseidae, Oriolidae, Dicruridae, and Prionopidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8233.