Rhincodon ferriolensis

Rhincodon ferriolensis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Division: Selachii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae
Genus: Rhincodon
Species:
†R. ferriolensis
Binomial name
†Rhincodon ferriolensis
Mediola, 1996

Rhincodon ferriolensis is an extinct species of Whale Shark that lived in Miocene epoch, in the late Burdigalian age.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Carlos Martínez-Pérez, Jose Luis Herraiz (2022). First fossil record (Middle Miocene) of the viper shark Trigonognathus Mochizuki and Ohe, 1990, in the Mediterranean realm. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
  2. ^ "Extinct - valid species | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
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