Physogaleus

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Physogaleus
Fossil range: Eocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carchariniformes
Genus: Physogaleus
Species
  •  ?Physogaleus secundus

Physogaleus is a small prehistoric shark that lived in the Eocene. It was featured in the book adaptation of the 2003 BBC series Sea Monsters, a spin-off to Walking With Dinosaurs (1999).