Agaleorhynchus

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Agaleorhynchus
Temporal range: Santonian – Campanian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Rajiformes
Suborder: Sclerorhynchoidei
Genus: Agaleorhynchus
Guinot et al., 2012
Species:
A. britannicus
Binomial name
Agaleorhynchus britannicus
Guinot et al., 2012

Agaleorhynchus is an extinct genus of sclerorhynchoid from the Cretaceous period. It is named after Professor Andy Gale, in recognition of his work on Cretaceous chalk stratigraphy. It is known from a single species, A. britannicus, which is currently restricted to the middle Santonian to early Campanian of southern England. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Guinot, Guillaume; Cappetta, Henri; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J. (2012). "Batoids (Elasmobranchii: Batomorphii) from the British and French Late Cretaceous". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 10 (3): 445–474. doi:10.1080/14772019.2011.588255. S2CID   129777967.
  2. "Agaleorhynchus britannicus | Literature | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.