| Nebrius Temporal range: 65–0 Ma[1] Danian to Present |
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| Tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Ginglymostomatidae |
| Genus: | Nebrius Rüppell, 1837 |
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Nebrius is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Ginglymostomatidae. It contains a single extant species, the tawny nurse shark (N. ferrugineus), as well as a number of extinct species dating back to the Early Paleocene.[2]