Biology:Agaleorhynchus
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Short description: Extinct genus of Catshark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Batoidea |
| Order: | Rajiformes |
| Family: | †Sclerorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Agaleorhynchus Guinot et al., 2012 |
Agaleorhynchus is an extinct genus of Sclerorhynchidae from the Cretaceous period. It is named after Professor Andy Gale, in recognition of his work on Cretaceous chalk stratigraphy. It is known from a single species, A. britannicus, which is currently restricted to the middle Santonian to early Campanian of southern England .[1][2]
References
- ↑ Guinot, Guillaume; Cappetta, Henri; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J. (2012). "Batoids (Elasmobranchii: Batomorphii) from the British and French Late Cretaceous" (in en). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10 (3): 445–474. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.588255.
- ↑ "Agaleorhynchus britannicus | Literature | Shark-References" (in en). https://shark-references.com/literature/listBySpecies/Agaleorhynchus-britannicus.
Wikidata ☰ Q104856811 entry
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