| Cretoxyrhinidae | |
|---|---|
| Cretoxyrhina mantelli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: |
†Cretoxyrhinidae Glikman, 1958 |
| Genera | |
Cretoxyrhinidae is an extinct family of sharks. Members of this family include Cretoxyrhina, a genus from the Cretaceous, Palaeocarcharodon, and possibly Cretolamna, which was the possible ancestor of many famous shark families such as the lamnids and otodontids.