page_title: Heptranchias
section_title: Fossil record
hierarchical_section_title: Heptranchias / Fossil record
caption_attribution_description: Heptranchias perlo
context_page_description: Heptranchias is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae.
context_section_description: Fossils of Heptranchias are found in marine strata from the Cretaceous period. Fossils are known from various localities in Europe, North America, South America, New Zealand and Japan.
caption: Heptranchias perlo lower teeth
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