Glyphis Hastalis
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''Glyphis hastalis'' is a species of extinct
river shark ''Glyphis'' is a genus in the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as the river sharks. They live in rivers or coastal regions in and around south-east Asia and parts of Australia. Taxonomy This genus contains only three extant species. Furth ...
from Great Britain. Modern relatives include the
Ganges shark The Ganges shark (''Glyphis gangeticus'') is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of Bangladesh and India. It is often confused with the more common bull shark (''Car ...
and
speartooth shark The speartooth shark (''Glyphis glyphis'') is a rare species of river shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits coastal marine waters and tidal reaches of large tropical rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea. Despite bein ...
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Glyphis (shark) Fossil taxa described in 1843 {{Paleo-shark-stub