Biology:Squalicorax pristodontus

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Squalicorax pristodontus
Temporal range: 70.6–66.043 Ma
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
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]

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