Chiloscyllium frequens
| Chiloscyllium frequens Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Hemiscylliidae |
| Genus: | Chiloscyllium |
| Species: | †C. frequens
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chiloscyllium frequens Guinot et. al., 2013
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Chiloscyllium frequens is an extinct species of Chiloscyllium that lived during the Santonian and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
Chiloscyllium frequens is known from fossils found in France and the United Kingdom.[1]
References
- ^ Guinot, Guillaume; Underwood, Charlie J.; Cappetta, Henri; Ward, David J. (10 May 2013). "Sharks (Elasmobranchii: Euselachii) from the Late Cretaceous of France and the UK". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (6): 589–671. doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.767286. ISSN 1477-2019. Retrieved 15 March 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.