Pseudoscapanorhynchidae

Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Temporal range: Valanginian-Maastrichtian (possible Eocene occurrence)
Teeth and vertebrae of Cretodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: †Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Herman, 1979[1]
Genera
Synonyms
  • Cretodontidae
    Zhelezko in Zhelezko & Kozlov, 1999[2]
  • Eoptolamnidae
    Kriwet et al., 2008[3]

Pseudoscapanorhynchidae is a family of extinct mackerel sharks that lived during the Cretaceous and potentially the Paleogene. It currently includes Cretodus, Eoptolamna, Leptostyrax, Protolamna, Pseudoscapanorhynchus, and possibly Lilamna.[4][5]

  1. ^ Herman, J. (1979). "Réflexions sur la systématique des Galeoidei et sur les affinités du genre Cetorhinus à l'occasion de la découverte d'éléments de la denture d'un exemplaire fossile dans les Sables du Kattendijk à Kallo (Pliocène inférieur, Belgique)". Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique. 102 (1): 357–377.
  2. ^ Zhelezko, V.I.; Kozlov, V.A. (1999). Elasmobrankhii i biostratigrafiya paleogena Zaural'ya i Sredney Azii [Elasmobranchii and Palaeogene biostratigraphy of Trans Urals and Central Asia]. Ekaterinburg: Russian Academy of Sciences, Urals Branch.
  3. ^ Kriwet, J.; Klug, S.; Canudo, J.I.; Cuenca-Bescos, G. (2008). "A new Early Cretaceous lamniform shark (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 154 (2): 278–290. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00410.x.
  4. ^ Shimada, K.; Everhart, M.J. (2019). "A new large Late Cretaceous lamniform shark from North America, with comments on the taxonomy, paleoecology, and evolution of the genus Cretodus". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (4): e1673399. Bibcode:2019JVPal..39E3399S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2019.1673399. S2CID 209439997.
  5. ^ Greenfield, T. (2021). "Lilamna nom. nov., a new replacement name for Archaeolamna Li, 1997 (Chondrichthyes: Lamniformes: ?Pseudoscapanorhynchidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 30 (2): 213–214. doi:10.31610/zsr/2021.30.2.213. S2CID 241795349.