Cretoxyrhina by Ghirin

Cretoxyrhina mantelli

Author Ghirin

The genus Cretoxyrhina was a member of the lamniform sharks from the late Cretaceous period. Its remains, mainly teeth, have been found worldwide. A large species, C. mantelli, has been found in what was the interior seaway of North America. It was similar in size to the modern great, white shark, but was not a close relative.

Like the modern great white shark, C. mantelli was an apex predator, feeding on marine reptiles such as moasaurs. The shark was nicknamed Ginsu due to the damage inflicted on its prey