Galeocorax
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''Galeocorax'' is an extinct genus of
mackerel sharks The Lamniformes (, from Greek ''lamna'' "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the gre ...
that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains a single valid species, ''G. jaekeli'', that has been found in Europe and
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
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Cretaceous sharks Cretaceous fish of Europe Cretaceous fish of North America Lamniformes Prehistoric shark genera {{paleo-shark-stub