Otodontidae
| Otodontidae Temporal range: Paleocene–Pliocene | |
|---|---|
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| Teeth of Otodus obliquus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Otodontidae Gluckman, 1964 |
Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks, belonging to the order Lamniformes. They lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene, and included genera such as Carcharocles and Otodus.[1]There is the possibility that if the Carcharocles sharks derived from Otodus, then Cretolamna would belong in this group. Some species of odontids reached huge sizes, including the possible member Megalodon.
References
- ↑ 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.