''Altusmirus'' is an extinct
genus
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of
ground shark
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Geology
* Land, the solid terrestrial surface of the Earth
* Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth
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* Ground (electricity), the reference point in an electrical circ ...
from the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous (geochronology, geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphy, chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 143.1 ...
age of
Austria
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. There is only one known species, ''A. triquetrus'', named by
Iris Fuchs in 2018. It was related to ''
Fornicatus
''Fornicatus'' is an extinct genus of ground shark from the Early Cretaceous age of Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Fed ...
''.
References
Carcharhiniformes
Prehistoric shark genera
Fossil taxa described in 2018
Cretaceous sharks
Monotypic prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
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