Pseudoscapanorhynchidae

Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Temporal range:
Teeth and vertebrae of Cretodus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Herman, 1979
Genera
Synonyms
  • Cretodontidae
    Zhelezko in Zhelezko & Kozlov, 1999
  • Eoptolamnidae
    Kriwet et al., 2008

Pseudoscapanorhynchidae is a family of extinct mackerel sharks that lived during the Cretaceous and potentially the Paleogene. It currently includes Cretodus, Eoptolamna, Leptostyrax, Protolamna, Pseudoscapanorhynchus, and possibly Lilamna.