Biology:Carcharhinus egertoni
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Carcharhinus |
| Species: | †C. egertoni
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| †Carcharhinus egertoni (Agassiz, 1843)
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Carcharhinus egertoni is an extinct species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae.[1][2] This shark falls under the genus Carcharhinus, putting it with other well-known sharks in its genus including reef sharks, the oceanic whitetip shark, and the bull shark.[3][4] C. egertoni lived during the Neogene from 23 to 2.59 mya has been found to have occurred in all continents except Australia and Antartica.
Occurrences
Source:[2]
Miocene
- Calvert Formation, United States
- Pirabas Formation, Brazil
- Pisco Formation, Peru
- Camacho Formation, Uruguay
- Portugal
- Baripada Limestone, India
- Higashi-Innai Formation, Sekinobana Formation, Suso Formation, Hannoura Formation, Japan
Pliocene
- Onzole Formation, Ecuador
- Luanda Formation, Angola
- Villamagna Formation, Italy
References
- ↑ "PBDB Taxon" (in en). https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=246012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mindat.org". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8495563.html.
- ↑ "Carcharhinus egertoni (Agassiz, 1843)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/8495563.
- ↑ "Carcharhinus egertoni | Shark-References" (in en). https://shark-references.com/species/view/Carcharhinus-egertoni.
Wikidata ☰ Q136844940 entry
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