Galeocerdo aduncus

Galeocerdo aduncus
Galeocerdo aduncus (Paleocene)
Classificação científica
Reino:	Animalia
Filo:	Chordata
Classe:	Chondrichthyes
Subclasse:	Elasmobranchii
Ordem:	Carcharhiniformes
Família:	Galeocerdonidae
Gênero:	Galeocerdo
Espécies:	G.aduncus (Agassiz, 1835)
Sinónimos
Galeus aduncus

Galeocerdo aduncus is extinct genus of current tiger shark, what lived in Paleocene to Eocene period. It is known only from fossil teeth. While these species other than G. aduncus were diverse in the past, only the current tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) has survived to this day. The species has occurred in North America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Russia, South America and Madagascar.

References

1.https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4824348.html#:~:text=Galeocerdo%20aduncus%20%E2%9C%9D%20Description%20Galeocerdo%20is%20a%20genus,G.%20cuvier%20%28the%20modern%20tiger%20shark%29%20survives%20today.

2.https://www.gbif.org/species/4824348