Biology:Eoptolamna
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Short description: Extinct genus of sharks
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Pseudoscapanorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Eoptolamna Kriwet, Klug, Canudo, & Cuenca-Bescos, 2008[1] |
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| †Eoptolamna eccentrolopha Kriwet, Klug, Canudo, & Cuenca-Bescos, 2008
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Eoptolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, E. eccentrolopha and E. supracretacea, which have been found in Europe and North Africa.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guinot, G.; Underwood, C.J.; Cappetta, H.; Ward, D.J. (2013). "Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11 (6): 589–671. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.767286. Bibcode: 2013JSPal..11..589G. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257816021.
Wikidata ☰ Q104849006 entry
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