Carcharodon hubbelli
| Carcharodon hubbelli Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Lamnidae |
| Genus: | Carcharodon |
| Species: | C. hubbelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Carcharodon hubbelli Ehret et al., 2012 | |
Carcharodon hubbelli is an extinct species of shark known from fossils found in the Pisco Formation in south-west Peru. The shark is a transitional species, showing intermediate features between present-day great white sharks and smaller, prehistoric mako sharks.[1][2]
This shark was named in honour of Gordon Hubbell (the scientist who recovered the specimen, from a farmer who found it in 1988)[3] in recognition of his contribution to shark palaeontology.[2]
References
- ↑ Nick Crumpton (14 November 2012). "Great whites not evolved from megashark'". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dana J. Ehret, Bruce J. Macfadden, Douglas S. Jones, Thomas J. Devries, David A. Foster & Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi (2012). "Origin of the white shark Carcharodon (Lamniformes: Lamnidae) based on recalibration of the Upper Neogene Pisco Formation of Peru". Palaeontology 55 (6): 1139–1153. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01201.x.
- ↑ "New ancient shark species gives insight into origin of great white". University of Florida News. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2013-03-28.