Otodus chubutensis, meaning "ear-shaped tooth of Chubut", from Ancient Greek ὠτ (ōt, meaning "ear") and ὀδούς (odoús, meaning "tooth") – thus, "ear-shaped...
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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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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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Otodus angustidens is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, which lived during the Late Eocene and Miocene epochs about...
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1958 Genus †Otodus (=Carcharocles) (Agassiz, 1843) †Otodus obliquus (Agassiz, 1838) †Otodus angustidens (Agassiz, 1843) †Otodus chubutensis (Agassiz, 1843)...
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Megalodon (redirect from Otodus megalodon)
subgenus Megaselachus, classifying the shark as Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon, along with O. (M.) chubutensis. A 2006 review of Chondrichthyes elevated Megaselachus...
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of the fossil species represented include the following: Otodus megalodon Otodus chubutensis Carcharodon hastalis Isurus oxyrhincus Physogaleus contortus...
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are O. megalodon and L. melvillei. Other notable large sharks were O. chubutensis, Isurus hastalis, and Hemipristis serra. Crocodilians also showed signs...
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females 13.3 to 17 m (44 to 56 ft). Related to megalodon, Otodus angustidens and O. chubutensis reached the large sizes too. Each was estimated at 9.3 m...
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Hexanchus H. gigas A cow shark Isurus I. oxyrhincus The shortfin mako Otodus O. chubutensis O. megalodon The largest of the megatoothed sharks (and of all fishes)...
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