Family Palaeocarcharidae (elasmobranch)
Chondrichthyes - Euselachii - Palaeocarcharidae
Parent taxon: Neoselachii according to C. J. Underwood 2006
Sister taxa: Agaleidae, Anachronistidae, Batoidea, Batomorphii, Dalatiiformes, Duffinselache, Galea, Galeomorphii, Grozonodon, Hopleacanthus, Mcmurdodontidae, Nanocetorhinus, Odontorhytis, Ostenoselachidae, Rhomaleodus, Selachii, Squalea, Squalomorphii, Squatinomorphii, Synechodontiformes, Vallisodus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeocarcharidae in the database