Squalicorax
Squalicorax, commonly known as the crow shark, is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. The genus had a global distribution in the Late Cretaceous epoch. Multiple species within this genus are considered to be wastebasket taxa due to morphological similarities in the teeth.
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Squalicorax, commonly known as the crow shark, is a genus of extinct lamniform shark known to have lived during the Cretaceous period. The genus had a global distribution in the Late Cretaceous epoch. Multiple species within this genus are considered to be wastebasket taxa due to morphological similarities in the teeth.
==Etymology== The name Squalicorax is derived from the Latin squalus for shark and the Greek κόραξ, "korax" for raven.