Galeocerdo alabamensis
Appearance
Galeocerdo alabamensis Temporal range:
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Life restoration of Galeocerdo alabamensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Galeocerdonidae |
Genus: | Galeocerdo |
Species: | G. alabamensis
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Binomial name | |
Galeocerdo alabamensis Leriche, 1942
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Galeocerdo alabamensis is an extinct relative of the modern tiger shark from the Eocene found in the Southern US.[1][2]
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