Pseudoscapanorhynchus

Not to be confused with Pseudoscaphirhynchus.

Pseudoscapanorhynchus Temporal range: Albian-Turonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	† Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Genus:	† Pseudoscapanorhynchus Herman, 1977 [1]
Species:	†P. compressidens
Binomial name
†Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens Herman, 1977

Pseudoscapanorhynchus is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Cretaceous. It contains one valid species, P. compressidens. It has been found in Europe, Asia, and North America. ^[2]

References

1. Herman, J. (1977). "Les Sélaciens des terrains néocrétacés et paléogènes de Belgique et des contrées limitrophes. Eléments d'une biostratigraphie intercontinentale" (PDF). Mémoires pour servir à l'explication des Cartes géologiques et minières de la Belgique. 15: 1–401.
2. Cappetta, H. (2012). Handbook of Paleoichthyology. Volume 3E. Chondrichthyes. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. Munich: Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. ISBN   978-3-89937-148-2.