Cardabiodontidae
| Cardabiodontidae Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Cardabiodontidae Siverson, 1999 |
| Genera | |
Cardabiodontidae is an extinct family of lamniform sharks. Members of this family include Cardabiodon, a genus which existed in Australia, Canada, and Europe during the Late Cretaceous period.[1]
References
- ↑ Todd D. Cook, Mark V. H. Wilson & Michael G. Newbrey (2010). "The first record of the large Cretaceous lamniform shark, Cardabiodon ricki, from North America and a new empirical test for its presumed antitropical distribution". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (3): 643–649. doi:10.1080/02724631003758052.
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