Squalicorax
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| Squalicorax pristodontus tooth from the late Maastrichtian of Khouribga, Morocco
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Chordata
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| Class:
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Chondrichthyes
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| Subclass:
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Elasmobranchii
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| Division:
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Selachii
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| Order:
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Lamniformes
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| Family:
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†Anacoracidae
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| Genus:
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†Squalicorax Whitley, 1939
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| Type species
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†Squalicorax pristodontus
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| Species
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- †S. pristodontus Agassiz, 1835 (type)
- †S. appendiculatus Agassiz, 1839
- †S. falcatus Agassiz, 1843
- †S. falcatus praecursor Sokolov, 1978
- †S. kaupi Agassiz, 1843
- †S. heterodon Reuss, 1845
- †S. obliquus Reuss, 1845
- †S. obliquus subserratus Glückman, 1980
- †S. lindstromi Davis, 1890
- †S. curvatus Williston, 1900
- †S. bassanii Gemmellaro, 1920
- †S. baharijensis Stromer, 1927
- †S. primaevus Dalinkevicius, 1935
- †S. kugleri Leriche, 1938
- †S. yangaensis Carteville & Casier, 1943
- †S. dalinkevichiusi Glückman & Shvazhaite, 1971
- †S. mississippiensis Glückman, 1971
- †S. volgensis Glückman, 1971
- †S. obruchevi Glückman, 1980
- †S. sagisicus Glückman, 1980
- †S. santonicus Glückman & Zhelezko, 1980
- †S. papulovi Zhelezko, 1980
- †S. africanus Cappetta, 1991
- †S. primigenius Landemaine, 1991
- †S. coquandi Vullo et al., 2007
- †S. priscoserratus Siversson et al., 2007
- †S. bernardezi Guinot et al., 2013
- †S. benguerirensis Cappetta et al., 2014
- †S. microserratus Cappetta et al., 2014
- †S. deckeri Bice & Shimada, 2016
- †S. lalunaensis Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
- †S. moodyi Guinot & Carrillo-Briceño, 2018
- †S. acutus Siversson et al., 2019
- †S. bazzii Siversson et al., 2019
- †S. mutabilis Siversson et al., 2019
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Squalicorax, commonly known as the crow shark, is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. The genus had a global distribution in the Late Cretaceous epoch. Multiple species within this genus are considered to be wastebasket taxa due to morphological similarities in the teeth.