| Haimirichia Temporal range: | |
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| Articulated partial skeleton from the Akrabou Formation | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | † Haimirichiidae |
| Genus: | † Haimirichia Vullo, Guinot, & Barbe, 2016 |
Haimirichia is an extinct genus of mackerel shark from the late Cenomanian epoch of the Cretaceous period. [1] It currently contains a single species: H. amonensis. Teeth now assigned to this genus were originally attributed to the Odontaspis . Exquisitely preserved remains from the Akrabou Formation Lagerstätte in Agoult, Morocco allowed the species to be moved into a new genus and family. [2] Microscopic study revealed specialized dermal denticles likely used in electroreception. [3] Its tooth and head design suggest a lifestyle similar to the extant Whitetip reef shark, a novel one for Lamniformes. Roulletia has a similar tooth design and may be part of the same family, Haimirichiidae. [2]
