Pseudocorax affinis Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocoracidae

Alternative combination: Corax affinis

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Belongs to Pseudocorax according to G. R. Case and H. Cappetta 2004

See also Agassiz 1843, Applegate 1970, Cappetta and Odin 2001, Case and Schwimmer 1988, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Pseudocorax duchaussoisi, Pseudocorax granti, Pseudocorax kindlimanni, Pseudocorax laevis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (1 collection), France (2), Israel (3), Morocco (1), Ukraine (1), United States (4: Alabama, Georgia, New Jersey)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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