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Otodontidae
Taxonomy
Otodontidae is a family.
It was assigned to Odontaspidoidea by Herman (1977); and to Lamniformes by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Antunes and Balbino (2003), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Nelson et al. (2016), Boessenecker (2016), Szabo et al. (2017), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019), Ebersole et al. (2022), Ebersole et al. (2024), Shimada et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025), Cantalice et al. (2025), Popov et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Odontaspidoidea by Herman (1977); and to Lamniformes by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Antunes and Balbino (2003), Cahuzac et al. (2007), Cicimurri and Knight (2009), Nelson et al. (2016), Boessenecker (2016), Szabo et al. (2017), Kent (2018), Ebersole et al. (2019), Ebersole et al. (2022), Ebersole et al. (2024), Shimada et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025), Cantalice et al. (2025), Popov et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Otodontidae Herman p. 166 |
| 1993 | Otodontidae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 9 |
| 2003 | Otodontidae Antunes and Balbino p. 144 |
| 2007 | Otodontidae Cahuzac et al. p. 18 |
| 2009 | Otodontidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 631 |
| 2016 | Otodontidae Boessenecker p. 3 |
| 2016 | Otodontidae Nelson et al. p. 64 |
| 2017 | Otodontidae Szabo et al. |
| 2018 | Otodontidae Kent p. 80 |
| 2019 | Otodontidae Ebersole et al. p. 26 |
| 2022 | Otodontidae Ebersole et al. p. 379 |
| 2024 | Otodontidae Ebersole et al. p. 4 |
| 2024 | Otodontidae Shimada et al. |
| 2025 | Otodontidae Cantalice et al. p. 14 |
| 2025 | Otodontidae Cicimurri et al. p. 11 |
| 2025 | Otodontidae Popov et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. †Otodontidae
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G. †Cretalamna Glikman 1958
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†Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835
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†Cretolamna appendiculata appendiculata Itoigawa 1977
Invalid names: Lamna manitobensis Whiteaves 1889 [synonym], Otodus latus Agassiz 1838 [synonym]
†Cretalamna catoxodon Siversson et al. 2015
†Cretalamna deschutteri Siversson et al. 2015
†Cretalamna ewelli Siversson et al. 2015
†Cretalamna feldmanni Hoganson et al. 2019
†Cretalamna gertericorum Siversson et al. 2015
†Cretalamna hattini Siversson et al. 2015
†Cretalamna maroccana Arambourg 1935
†Cretalamna sarcoportheta Siversson et al. 2015
†Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902
†Cretolamna borealis Priem 1897
†Cretolamna marroti Coquand 1859
G. †Megaselachus Glyckman 1964
G. †Otodus Agassiz 1838
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Subg. †Otodus (Carcharocles) Jordan 1923
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†Carcharocles rectus Agassiz 1856
†Otodus (Carcharocles) angustidens Agassiz 1835
†Otodus (Carcharocles) sokolowi Jakel 1895
Subg. †Otodus (Otodus) Agassiz 1838
†Otodus apiculatus Agassiz 1838
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Invalid names: Oxyrhina enysii Davis 1888 [synonym], Oxyrhina subvexa Davis 1888 [synonym]
†Otodus chubutensis Ameghino 1901
†Otodus isoelicus Lawley 1876
†Otodus lanceolatus Agassiz 1843
†Otodus levis Gibbes 1847
†Otodus megalodon Agassiz 1835 [megalodon]
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Invalid names: Carcharias rectidens Agassiz 1839 [synonym], Carcharodon ferox Emmons 1858 [synonym], Carcharodon triangularis Emmons 1858 [synonym]
†Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838
†Otodus recticonus Agassiz 1843
†Otodus sokolovi Zhelezko and Kozlov 1999
†Otodus subplicatus Agassiz 1843
†Otodus tricuspis Agassiz 1843
†Otodus trigonatus Agassiz 1843
G. †Palaeocarcharodon Casier 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Blancan or 125.77000 to 1.40000 Ma
Collections (706 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Teruel) | Cretolamna sp. (214376) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Aragón) | Cretolamna sp. (89263) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | India | Cretalamna sp. (239333) | |
| Early/Lower Albian | Germany | Lamna appendiculata (241412) | |
| Albian | USA (Oregon) | Cretalamna sp. (229463) | |
| Albian | Switzerland | Otodus appendiculatus (2166) | |
| Albian | Australia (Western Australia) | Cretolamna sp. (90688) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Lithuania | Lamna appendiculata (213709 213710) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Ukraine | Cretolamna sp. (214239) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | United Kingdom (England) | Lamna appendiculata (94253) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Pliocene | Spain (Mallorca) | Carcharodon megalodon (152234) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Carcharodon megalodon (74791) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | USA (North Carolina) | Otodus megalodon (219757 219778) | |
| Zanclean - Piacenzian | Japan (Okinawa) | Carcharodon megalodon (152398) | |
| Opoitian - Castlecliffian | New Zealand (North Island) | Carcharodon megalodon (152191) | |
| Blancan | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Carcharodon megalodon (154118) | |
| Waipipian | New Zealand (Hawera) | Carcharodon megalodon (28039) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | United Kingdom (England) | Carcharocles megalodon (152481 152482 152483 152484) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | Carcharocles rectus (200412) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (South Carolina) | Parotodus benedeni (188304) | |