Palaeorhincodon is an extinct genus of prehistoric whale shark from the Paleocene and Eocene.[1]

Palaeorhincodon
Temporal range: 60–35 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae
Genus: Palaeorhincodon
Species
  • P. daouii
  • P.dartvellei
  • P.wardi
  • P. ypresiensis

References

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  1. ^ "Rhincodontidae". Fossilworks.