Johnlonginae

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Johnlonginae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Odontaspididae
Subfamily: Johnlonginae
Shimada, 2015
Genera

Johnlongia
Pseudomegachasma

Johnlonginae is an extinct subfamily of sand shark with two genera: Johnlongia and Pseudomegachasma. The latter genus is thought to have evolved from former. They are among the older sand sharks, and are only known from the Cretaceous period.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SHIMADA, K. & POPOV, E.V. & SIVERSSON, M. & WELTON, B.J. & LONG, D.L. (2015) | Literature | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.