Squalodon

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Squalodon
Reconstruction of Squalodon
Reconstruction of Squalodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Squalodontoidea
Family: Squalodontidae
Genus: Squalodon

Squalodon is an extinct genus of whales, belonging to the superfamily Squalodontoidea and family Squalodontidae. Named by Grateloup in 1840, it was originally believed to be an iguanadontid dinosaur but has since been reclassified.

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