†Eogaleus Cappetta 1975 (requiem shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carchariniformes - Carcharhinidae
Parent taxon: Carcharhinidae according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abdounia, Alopiopsis, Aprionodon, Carcharhinus, Galeocerdo, Glyphis, Hypoprion, Isogomphodon, Lamiopsis, Loxodon, Misrichthys, Nasolamia, Negaprion, Physogaleus, Prionace, Rhizoprionodon, Scoliodon, Scoliodontinae, Triaenodon
Subtaxa: Eogaleus bolcensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pesciara (Alveolina dainelli Zone) (Eocene of Italy)
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