''Ptychocorax'' is an extinct
genus of
mackerel sharks that lived during the
Late Cretaceous. It contains three valid species that have been found in
Europe and
Asia.
It was originally identified as a
hybodontiform,
but was later reidentified as an
anacoracid.
It has also been considered to belong to its own family, Ptychocoracidae.
''Ptychocorax'' is characterized by its unique dentition, combining ''
Squalicorax''-like, cutting anterior teeth with ''
Ptychodus
''Ptychodus'' (from el, πτυχή 'fold' and el, ὀδούς 'tooth') is a genus of extinct durophagous (shell-crushing) sharks from the Late Cretaceous. Fossils of ''Ptychodus'' teeth are found in many Late Cretaceous marine sediments.
Diet ...
''-like, crushing posterior teeth.
References
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Prehistoric shark genera
Fish described in 1980
Anacoracidae