Biology:Fornicatus

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Short description: Extinct genus of sharks


Fornicatus austriacus
Temporal range: Valanginian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Genus:
Fornicatus
Binomial name
Fornicatus austriacus
Fuchs et al., 2018

Fornicatus is an extinct genus of ground shark from the Early Cretaceous age of Austria. There is only one known species, F. austriacus, named by Iris Fuchs in 2018. It was related to Altusmirus.[1]

References

  1. Iris Fuchs; Andrea Engelbrecht; Alexander Lukeneder; Jürgen Kriwet (2018). "New Early Cretaceous sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from deep-water deposits of Austria". Cretaceous Research 84: 245–257. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.11.013. Bibcode2018CrRes..84..245F. 

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