Chiloscyllium frequens

Chiloscyllium frequens; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Hemiscylliidae
Genus:	Chiloscyllium
Species:	†C. frequens
Binomial name
	†Chiloscyllium frequens; Guinot et. al., 2013

Last updated March 18, 2025

Chiloscyllium frequens is an extinct species of Chiloscyllium that lived during the Santonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Chiloscyllium frequens is known from fossils found in France and the United Kingdom.^[1]

References

↑ Guinot, Guillaume; Underwood, Charlie J.; Cappetta, Henri; Ward, David J. (10 May 2013). "Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 11 (6): 589–671. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.767286. ISSN 1477-2019 . Retrieved 15 March 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Guinot, Guillaume; Underwood, Charlie J.; Cappetta, Henri; Ward, David J. (10 May 2013). "Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 11 (6): 589–671. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.767286. ISSN 1477-2019 . Retrieved 15 March 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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