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Carcharodon leviathan

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon leviathan was named by Jordan and Hanibal (1923).

It was synonymized subjectively with Otodus megalodon by Boessenecker et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Carcharodon leviathan Jordan and Hanibal p. 55 figs. Plate VII. ; plate VII.
1925Carcharodon leviathan Jordan p. 49

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusCarcharodonSmith 1838
speciesleviathan

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.

Carcharodon leviathan Jordan and Hanibal 1923
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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: Middle Pleistocene or 0.78100 to 0.12600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (California) Carcharodon leviathan (52242)