Galeocorax

Galeocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains a single valid species, G. jaekeli, that has been found in Europe and North America.

Galeocorax
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Pseudocoracidae
Genus: Galeocorax
Cappetta, 2012
Type species
Galeocorax jaekeli
(Woodward, 1895)
Synonyms
Genus synonymy
Species synonymy
    • Galeocerdo jaekeli
      Woodward, 1895
    • Corax jaekeli
      (Woodward, 1895)
    • Paracorax jaekeli
      (Woodward, 1895)
    • Eugaleocerdo jaekeli
      (Woodward, 1895)
    • Paracorax unilateralis
      Averianov, 1997
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