Pseudocorax Explained

Pseudocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains six valid species that have been found in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and North America. It was formerly assigned to the family Anacoracidae, but is now placed in its own family Pseudocoracidae along with Galeocorax.[1] The former species "P." australis and "P." primulus have been reidentified as species of Echinorhinus and Squalicorax, respectively.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cappetta, H. . 2012 . Handbook of Paleoichthyology. Volume 3E. Chondrichthyes. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. . Munich . Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil . 978-3-89937-148-2.
  2. Berrell . R.W. . Boisvert . C. . Trinajstic . K. . Siversson . M. . Alvarado-Ortega . J. . Cavin . L. . Salisbury . S.W. . Kemp . A. . 2020 . A review of Australia's Mesozoic fishes . Alcheringa . 44 . 2 . 286–311 . 10.1080/03115518.2019.1701078 . 2020Alch...44..286B . 216172108 .
  3. Siverson . M. . Lindgren . J. . Kelley . L.S. . 2007 . Anacoracid sharks from the Albian (Lower Cretaceous) Pawpaw Shale of Texas . Palaeontology . 50 . 4 . 939–950 . 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00691.x . free . 2007Palgy..50..939S .

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