''Fornicatus'' is an extinct

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of ground shark from the

Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pro ...

age of

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. There is only one known species, ''F. austriacus'', named by

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in 2018. It was related to ''

Altusmirus ''Altusmirus'' is an extinct genus of ground shark from the Early Cretaceous age of Austria. There is only one known species, ''A. triquetrus'', named by Iris Fuchs in 2018. It was related to ''Fornicatus''. References

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q49001025 Carcharhiniformes Prehistoric shark genera Fossil taxa described in 2018