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    Otodus angustidens is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, which lived during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs about...
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    Otodus is an extinct, cosmopolitan genus of mackerel shark which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch. The name Otodus comes from Ancient Greek...
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    Otodus auriculatus is an extinct species of large sharks in the genus Otodus of the family Otodontidae, closely related to the sharks of the genus Otodus...
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    which may represent a transitional chronospecies between Otodus auriculatus and Otodus angustidens. They differ from the former with a less curved root and...
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    complete Otodus obliquus to O. megalodon progression became clear and has since gained the acceptance of many shark researchers. Within the Otodus lineage;...
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    Gluckman, 1958 Genus †Otodus (=Carcharocles) (Agassiz, 1843) †Otodus obliquus (Agassiz, 1838) †Otodus angustidens (Agassiz, 1843) †Otodus chubutensis (Agassiz...
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    of the largest sharks to have ever lived, such as Otodus angustidens, Otodus chubutensis, and Otodus megalodon. Cretalamna was first described by Swiss...
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    Megalodon (redirect from Otodus megalodon)
    suggest that C. auriculatus, C. angustidens, and C. chubutensis should be classified as a single species in the genus Otodus, leaving C. megalodon the sole...
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    Otodus aksuaticus is an extinct species of large shark in the family Otodontidae which may represent a transitional species between Otodus obliquus and...
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    around 4.1–7.5 m (13–25 ft) Species in the extinct genus Otodus were huge. A giant shark, Otodus megalodon is by far the biggest mackerel shark ever known...
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