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Haimirichiidae

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Haimirichiidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian to Turonian
Articulated partial skeleton of haimirichia from the Akrabou Formation in Morocco
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Haimirichiidae
Vullo, Guinot, & Barbe, 2016
Genera

Haimirichiidae is an extinct family of lamniform sharks possibly containing two genera Haimirichia and possibly Roulletia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Vullo, Romain; Guinot, Guillaume; Barbe, Gérard (2016-12-01). "The first articulated specimen of the Cretaceous mackerel shark Haimirichia amonensis gen. nov. (Haimirichiidae fam. nov.) reveals a novel ecomorphological adaptation within the Lamniformes (Elasmobranchii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 14 (12): 1003–1024. Bibcode:2016JSPal..14.1003V. doi:10.1080/14772019.2015.1137983. ISSN 1477-2019.