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Otodontidae

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Otodontidae Herman p. 166
1993Otodontidae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 9
2003Otodontidae Antunes and Balbino p. 144
2007Otodontidae Cahuzac et al. p. 18
2009Otodontidae Cicimurri and Knight p. 631
2016Otodontidae Boessenecker p. 3
2016Otodontidae Nelson et al. p. 64
2017Otodontidae Szabo et al.
2018Otodontidae Kent p. 80
2019Otodontidae Ebersole et al. p. 26
2022Otodontidae Ebersole et al. p. 379
2024Otodontidae Shimada et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidae
familyOtodontidae

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.

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G. †Carcharocles Jordan 1923
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Carcharocles rectus Agassiz 1856
G. †Cretolamna Glikman 1958
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Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835
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Invalid names: 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 sarcoportheta Siversson et al. 2015
Cretolamna biauriculata Wanner 1902
Cretolamna borealis Priem 1897
Cretolamna marroti Coquand 1859
G. †Kenolamna Siversson et al. 2015
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Kenolamna gunsoni Siverson 1996
G. †Megalolamna Shimada et al. 2017
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Megalolamna paradoxodon Shimada et al. 2017
G. †Megaselachus Glyckman 1964
G. †Otodus Agassiz 1838
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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 macrotus Agassiz 1838
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
G. †Parotodus Cappetta 1980
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Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871
Parotodus benedenii Le Hon 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 130.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (668 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Teruel) Cretolamna sp. (214376)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Cretolamna sp. (89263)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Otodus appendiculatus (2166)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (Western Australia) Cretolamna sp. (90688)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Oregon) Cretalamna sp. (229463)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Lamna appendiculata (94253)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Poland Cretalamna sp. (213375)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Ukraine Cretolamna sp. (214239)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Cretolamna appendiculata (52126 213307)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Lithuania Lamna appendiculata (213709 213710)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Angola Isurus benedeni, Procarcharodon megalodon (154111)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (Mallorca) Carcharodon megalodon (152234)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Otodus megalodon (219757 219778)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Carcharodon megalodon (152398)
Opoitian - Castlecliffian5.333 - 0.34New Zealand (North Island) Carcharodon megalodon (152191)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Baja California Sur) Carcharodon megalodon (154118)
Waipipian3.6 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) Carcharodon megalodon (28039)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Carcharocles rectus (200412)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Carcharocles megalodon (152481 152482 152483 152484)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Parotodus benedeni (188304)