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Cretodus is an
extinct genus of
large mackerel sharks belonging to the
proposed family Pseudoscapanorhynchidae.
Cretodus lived during the Late Cretaceous...
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during the
Cretaceous and
potentially the Paleogene. It
currently includes Cretodus, Eoptolamna, Leptostyrax, Protolamna, Pseudoscapanorhynchus, and possibly...
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mackerel sharks were
Pseudoscapanorhynchidae from the
Cretaceous period.
Cretodus had a size
range of 9–11 m (30–36 ft) (for C. cr****idens), Leptostyrax...
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first named, it
contained Archaeolamna,
Cretodus, Dallasiella, and Telodontaspis. However,
Cretodus was re****igned to Pseudoscapanorhynchidae, Dallasiella...
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aegyptiacus A
hybodont shark.
Baharipristis B.
bastetiae A sclerorhynchiform.
Cretodus C.
longiplicatus A shark.
Cretolamna C.
appendiculata A
mackerel shark...
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subtropical regions of the Late
Cretaceous that
Cretoxyrhina inhabited were
dominated by
sharks and
turtles like the
Cretodus and
Protosphargis in this fossil....
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present included the
mackerel sharks Cretalamna, Cardabiodon,
Cretodus,
Archaeolamna and Dallasiella, the
durophagous Ptychodus, and the sand...
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species including three additional genera Dwardius, Cretoxyrhina, and
Cretodus. To
remedy the
taxonomic issue, he
redesignated one of the
syntypes as...
- †Cr****atella
newkirkensis †Cr****atella
vadosa †Crenella †Crenella
serica †
Cretodus †
Cretodus borodini †Cretolamna †Cretolamna
appendiculata †Cryptotexanites †Cryptotexanites...
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Comments on the Taxonomy, Paleoecology, and
Evolution of the
Genus Cretodus".
Journal of
Vertebrate Paleontology. 39 (4): e1673399. Bibcode:2019JVPal...
