Galeocerdo

Galeocerdo
Galeocerdo cuvier
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Galeocerdo
Type species
Galeocerdo cuvier
Species

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Galeocerdo is a genus of requiem sharks that have lived since the Eocene epoch. While formerly diverse, only Galeocerdo cuvier (the modern tiger shark) survives today.

Species

Species in the genus Galeocerdo include:[1]

References

  1. "Fossilworks: Galeocerdo". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. "Shark Teeth - Galeocerdo mayumbensis Fossils". www.blackriverfossils.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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