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Galagadon (/ ɡ æ l ʌ ɡ ə d ɒ n /) is an extinct genus of small carpet shark that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. It contains one species, G. nordquistae. It was named after the video game Galaga due to a resemblance between its teeth and the spaceships in the game, [1] and Field Museum volunteer Karen Nordquist.
The pieces are now reunited, creating a single 5.5-inch-long, 5.1-inch-wide tooth that came from one of the world’s most fearsome predators — a prehistoric shark that reached nearly 60 feet in ...
The monstrous predator — which measured as long as a great white shark — belongs to a brand new species, according to a Dec. 12 University of Cincinnati news release.
Aquilolamna is an extinct genus of shark-like elasmobranch from the Late Cretaceous ()-aged Agua Nueva Formation of Mexico.It is currently known to contain only one species, A. milarcae, also known as the eagle shark, and it is classified in its own family Aquilolamnidae, which has been tentatively assigned to the mackerel sharks.
The behemoth clocked in at a whopping 6 1/6 inches in length—roughly the size of a human hand!
Fossil of the Early Cretaceous-Eocene shark Cretolamna †Cretolamna †Cretolamna appendiculata †Cretorectolobus †Cretorectolobus olsoni – or unidentified comparable form †Crosbysaurus – type locality for genus †Crosbysaurus harrisae – type locality for species; Cucullaea †Cucullaea capax †Cucullaea powersi; Cuspidaria ...
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Nanocorax is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains two valid species, N. crassus and N. microserratodon . It has been found in North America , Europe , North Africa , and the Middle East .