Erquitaia
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| Erquitaia Fossil range: Maastrichtian to |
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Erquitaia is a poorly known genus of prehistoric galeomorph shark whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage.
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Originally, Erquitaia was thought to be a ray placed in the order Rajiformes, however it was subsequently moved to the shark super order Galeomorphii, which includes all modern sharks except the dogfish and their relatives.
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