Hemipristis curvatus

Hemipristis curvatus; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Hemigaleidae
Genus:	Hemipristis
Species:	†H. curvatus
Binomial name
	†Hemipristis curvatus; (Probst, 1879)

Last updated September 27, 2025

Hemipristis curvatus is an extinct species of weasel shark which existed during the Eocene epoch. It was described by Dames in 1883.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Tertiary research, Volumes 20-22 Tertiary Research Group (Great Britain), 2000.
↑ Geology of Egypt and Libya By E. Tawadros, Ezzat Tawadros. Published by Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 905809331X/ ISBN 9789058093318
↑ Kriwet, Jürgen; Pfaff, Cathrin; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J.; Kriwet, Jürgen (January 2018). "Tooth mineralization and histology patterns in extinct and extant snaggletooth sharks, Hemipristis (Carcharhiniformes, Hemigaleidae)-Evolutionary significance or ecological adaptation?". PLOS ONE. 13 (8) e0200951. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1300951J. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200951 . PMC 6082511 . Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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[1] Tertiary research, Volumes 20-22 Tertiary Research Group (Great Britain), 2000.

[2] Geology of Egypt and Libya By E. Tawadros, Ezzat Tawadros. Published by Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 905809331X/ ISBN 9789058093318

[3] Kriwet, Jürgen; Pfaff, Cathrin; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J.; Kriwet, Jürgen (January 2018). "Tooth mineralization and histology patterns in extinct and extant snaggletooth sharks, Hemipristis (Carcharhiniformes, Hemigaleidae)-Evolutionary significance or ecological adaptation?". PLOS ONE. 13 (8) e0200951. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1300951J. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200951 . PMC 6082511 . Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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