Galeocerdo alabamensis

Galeocerdo alabamensis is an extinct relative of the modern tiger shark from the Eocene found in the Southern US.[1][2]

Galeocerdo alabamensis
Temporal range: 37.2–33.9 Ma
Life restoration of Galeocerdo alabamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Galeocerdo
Species:
G. alabamensis
Binomial name
Galeocerdo alabamensis
Leriche, 1942

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