![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Eogaleus_bolcensis_556.jpg/640px-Eogaleus_bolcensis_556.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Eogaleus
Genus of extinct requiem shark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eogaleus is an extinct genus of requiem shark from the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, E. bolcensis. It is known from multiple articulated individuals from the Bolca Konservat−Lagerstätte of the Ypresian of Italy. It was a shallow water species.[1][2]
Quick Facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Eogaleus | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Partially articulated skeleton from the Eocene of Italy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | †Eogaleus Cappetta, 1975 |
Species: | †E. bolcensis |
Binomial name | |
†Eogaleus bolcensis Cappetta, 1975 | |
Close