Erquitaia is a poorly known genus of prehistoric galeomorphJ. J., J.r. Sepkoski. 2002. [https://ia600109.us.archive.org/25/items/bulletinsofameri363pale/bulletinsofameri363pale.pdf A compendium of fossil marine animal genera]. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1–560 shark whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage.
Classification Erquitaia was originally described by Henri Cappetta in 1989.Cappetta, H. (1989) Sélaciens nouveaux ou peu connus du Crétacé supérieur du Maroc. Mesozoic Research, 2(1), 11–23 It was thought to be a ray and was placed in the order Rajiformes. into the shark super order Galeomorphi, which includes all modern sharks except the dogfish and their relatives.
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See also List of vertebrate fauna of the Maastrichtian stage List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera