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| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|70.6|66.043}}
| name = Squalicorax pristodontus
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Squalicorax
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = pristodontus
| authority = Agassiz 1843
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| ordo = [[Lamniformes]]
| familia = †[[Anacoracidae]]
| genus = †[[Squalicorax]]
| species = '''S. pristodontus'''
| binomial = '''Squalicorax pristodontus'''
| binomial_authority = Agassiz 1843
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|70.6|66.043}}
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'''''Squalicorax pristodontus''''' is a species of [[Extinction|extinct]] shark in the family [[Anacoracidae]], that lived from 70.6 to 66.043 [[Myr|million years ago]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=110987|title=Fossilworks: Squalicorax pristodontus|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> It is estimated to be 4.9 meters long (16 feet), and could have a weigh of 2,100-2,400 lbs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/sharksandrays/crow-shark-squalicorax-pristodontus-t2413.html|title=Crow Shark - Squalicorax pristodontus|website=Shark & Ray Central|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> Its distribution was in areas in [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Egypt]], [[France]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Syria]], and the [[United States]].<ref name=":0" />
'''''Squalicorax pristodontus''''' is a species of [[Extinction|extinct]] shark in the family [[Anacoracidae]], that lived from 70.6 to 66.043 [[Myr|million years ago]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=110987|title=Fossilworks: Squalicorax pristodontus|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> It is estimated to be 4.9 meters long (16 feet), and could have a weigh of 2,100-2,400 lbs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/sharksandrays/crow-shark-squalicorax-pristodontus-t2413.html|title=Crow Shark - Squalicorax pristodontus|website=Shark & Ray Central|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> Its distribution was in areas in [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Egypt]], [[France]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Madagascar]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Syria]], and the [[United States]].<ref name=":0" />


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[[Category:Anacoracidae]]
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[[Category:Extinct sharks]]
[[Category:Extinct sharks]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1843]]
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1843]]

Revision as of 20:49, 27 March 2019

Squalicorax pristodontus
Temporal range: 70.6–66.043 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Anacoracidae
Genus: Squalicorax
Species:
S. pristodontus
Binomial name
Squalicorax pristodontus
Agassiz 1843

Squalicorax pristodontus is a species of extinct shark in the family Anacoracidae, that lived from 70.6 to 66.043 million years ago.[1] It is estimated to be 4.9 meters long (16 feet), and could have a weigh of 2,100-2,400 lbs.[2] Its distribution was in areas in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Israel, Jordan, Madagascar, the Netherlands, Syria, and the United States.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fossilworks: Squalicorax pristodontus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. ^ "Crow Shark - Squalicorax pristodontus". Shark & Ray Central. Retrieved 2019-03-27.