Cardabiodontidae

Cardabiodontidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Order:Lamniformes
Family:†Cardabiodontidae
Siverson, 1999
Genera

Cardabiodontidae is an extinct family of lamniform sharks. Members of this family include Cardabiodon, a genus which existed in Australia, Canada, and Europe during the Late Cretaceous period.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Todd D. Cook, Mark V. H. Wilson & Michael G. Newbrey (2010). "The first record of the large Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cardabiodon ricki, from North America and a new empirical test for its presumed antitropical distribution". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 643–649. doi:10.1080/02724631003758052.
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