Cretoxyrhinidae
| Cretoxyrhinidae | |
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| Cretoxyrhina mantelli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Cretoxyrhinidae Glikman, 1958 |
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Cretoxyrhinidae is an extinct family of sharks. Members of this family include the Cretaceous-aged Cretoxyrhina, the Paleocene-aged Palaeocarcharodon, and possibly Cretolamna, which was the possible ancestor of many famous shark families such as the lamnids and otodontids.
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