Eoptolamnidae

Eoptolamnidae is a family of extinct mackerel sharks which lived during the Cretaceous period, proposed by Kriwet et al., 2008. It currently includes 3 genera: Eoptolamna, Leptostyrax, and Protolamna.[1][2]

Eoptolamnidae
Temporal range: AlbianConiacian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Eoptolamnidae
Kriwet et al., 2008
Genera

References

  1. Kriwet, Jürgen; Klug, Stefanie; Canudo, José I.; Cuenca-Bescos, Gloria (October 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. "elasmo.com". www.elasmo.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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