Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the orderLamniformes. Its members have been described as megatoothed sharks.[1][2] They lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Pliocene, and included genera such as Otodus, including the giant megalodon.[3] Recent studies of the newly described genus Megalolamna indicate that the members of the genus Carcharocles should be reclassified as members of the genus Otodus.[4] The genus Cretalamna which lived from the mid-Cretaceous-Paleogene is believed to be directly ancestral to Otodus, and thus to megalodon.[5]
^Jun A. Ebersole; Dana J. Ehret (2018). "A new species of Cretalamna sensu stricto (Lamniformes, Otodontidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian-Campanian) of Alabama, USA". PeerJ. 6 (e4229): e4229. doi:10.7717/peerj.4229. PMC5764036. PMID 29333348.
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otodontidae, extinct, family, sharks, belonging, order, lamniformes, members, have, been, described, megatoothed, sharks, they, lived, from, early, cretaceous, pliocene, included, genera, such, otodus, including, giant, megalodon, recent, studies, newly, descr. Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the order Lamniformes Its members have been described as megatoothed sharks 1 2 They lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Pliocene and included genera such as Otodus including the giant megalodon 3 Recent studies of the newly described genus Megalolamna indicate that the members of the genus Carcharocles should be reclassified as members of the genus Otodus 4 The genus Cretalamna which lived from the mid Cretaceous Paleogene is believed to be directly ancestral to Otodus and thus to megalodon 5 OtodontidaeTemporal range Albian Late Pliocene 115 3 6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NTeeth and jaws of Cretalamna hattiniScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ChondrichthyesSubclass ElasmobranchiiSubdivision SelachimorphaOrder LamniformesSuperfamily LamnoideaFamily OtodontidaeGluckman 1964GeneraCretalamnaKenolamnaMegalolamnaMegaselachusOtodusPalaeocarcharodonParotodusReferences edit Mega toothed Shark Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Retrieved 2019 09 21 Cartier Kimberly M S 2018 12 11 Extinct Megatoothed Shark May Have Been Warm Blooded Eos Retrieved 2019 09 21 Joseph S Nelson 2006 Order Lamniformes Fishes of the World 4th ed John Wiley and Sons pp 57 60 ISBN 978 0 471 25031 9 Large prehistoric shark Jun A Ebersole Dana J Ehret 2018 A new species of Cretalamna sensu stricto Lamniformes Otodontidae from the Late Cretaceous Santonian Campanian of Alabama USA PeerJ 6 e4229 e4229 doi 10 7717 peerj 4229 PMC 5764036 PMID 29333348 nbsp This article about a prehistoric shark is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otodontidae amp oldid 1177334757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
