''Chaenogaleus affinis'' is an extinct species of
weasel shark which existed during the
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
epoch. It was described by Josef Probst in 1879.
[''Tertiary research, Volumes 20-22'' Tertiary Research Group (Great Britain), 2000.]
References
Chaenogaleus
Miocene sharks
Neogene fish of Europe
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