Eocarcharodon

Eocarcharodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Division:
Selachii
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Lamniformes
Family:
†Otodontidae
Genus:
†Eocarcharodon

Menner, 1932

Eocarcharodon is a extinct potencialy dubious genus of megatoothed sharks that lived probably in Eocene period.[1] The type species is the Eocarcharodon rondelettiformis.

Classification

The E. rondelettiformis was describried in 1932 by the Menner, the same discovery of the Otodus aksuaticus,[2] and was classified originaly a extinct species of White shark. But was reclassified in extinct family Otodontidae by Glickman in 1964.

Distribuition

The originaly fossils of E. rondelettiformis was "lost", but old articles cited that the species lived in Atlas, Africa.

References

  1. ↑ "Eocarcharodon rondelettiformis | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Extinct - complete list | Species | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
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