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    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 Oligocene and Miocene epochs about...
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    Megalodon (redirect from Otodus megalodon)
    C. auriculatus, C. angustidens, and C. chubutensis should be classified as a single species in the genus Otodus, leaving C. megalodon the sole member of...
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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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    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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