- Cretoxyrhinidae
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Cretoxyrhinidae 
Cretoxyrhina mantelli Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Lamniformes Family: Cretoxyrhinidae
Glikman, 1958Genera - Cretoxyrhina
- Cretolamna
- Dallasiella
- Palaeocarcharodon
- Paraisurus
- Plicatolamna
- Protolamna
Cretoxyrhinidae is an extinct family of sharks. Members of this family include Cretoxyrhina, a genus from the Cretaceous, and Palaeocarcharodon, a possible ancestor of the Great white shark and Carcharodon megalodon, possibly the largest shark to have lived.
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Sharks Topics Taxonomy Hexanchiformes · Squaliformes · Pristiophoriformes (Sawsharks) · Squatiniformes (Angel sharks) · Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks) · Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) · Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) · Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks) · List of sharksHuman
interactionCategory · Portal Extant cartilaginous fish orders Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Chordata · Subphylum Vertebrata · Infraphylum Gnathostomata Elasmobranchii Hexanchiformes (frilled and cow sharks) · Echinorhiniformes (bramble sharks) · Squaliformes (dogfish sharks) · Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks) · Squatiniformes (angel sharks) · Heterodontiformes (bullhead sharks) · Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks) · Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) · Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)Holocephali Categories:
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