Eogaleus Explained

Eogaleus is an extinct genus of requiem shark from the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, E. bolcensis. It is known from multiple articulated individuals from the Bolca Konservat−Lagerstätte of the Ypresian of Italy. It was a shallow water species.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Larocca Conte. Gabriele. Trevisani. Enrico. Guaschi. Paolo. Fanti. Federico. 2020. New specimen of the rare requiem shark Eogaleus bolcensis from the Bolca Lagerstätte, Italy.. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 65. 10.4202/app.00725.2020. 0567-7920. free. 11585/775066. free.
  2. 2018-08-01. New observations on the anatomy and paleobiology of the Eocene requiem shark †Eogaleus bolcensis (Carcharhiniformes, Carcharhinidae) from Bolca Lagerstätte, Italy. Comptes Rendus Palevol. en. 17. 7. 443–459. 10.1016/j.crpv.2018.04.005. 1631-0683. Marramà. Giuseppe. Carnevale. Giorgio. Kriwet. Jürgen. 2018CRPal..17..443M . free.

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