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Otodus includes species that have not yet been formally described. One of these is Otodus debrayi, which is known to have lived in the Early Eocene and Middle Eocene epochs. This species has been found in Africa, North America, Central Asia, and Europe, dating from 47.8 to 38 milion years ago.
Otodus angustidens [3] is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, which lived during the Late Eocene and Miocene epochs about 34 to 21 million years ago. [4] The largest individuals were about 11–12 metres (36–39 ft) long. This shark is related to another extinct megatoothed shark, the famous Otodus ...
Otodus chubutensis, [1] meaning "ear-shaped tooth of Chubut", from Ancient Greek ὠτ (ōt, meaning "ear") and ὀδούς (odoús, meaning "tooth") – thus, "ear-shaped tooth", is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, that lived during Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene, in ~28–5.3 milions years ago. [2]
The species name borealis is derived from the Latin boreālis (northern); this is a reference to its discovery from fossil deposits in Sweden, a boreal locality. [1] The specific epithet of C. maroccana is a feminine form of the Latin word maroccānus , a reference to its type locality in Morocco. [23]
Photos show some of their discoveries, but there are countless more specimens to sift through. The first sign of fossils was a shell bed. Construction halted at San Pedro High School when fossils ...
English: Otodus obliquus Agassiz, 1843 : Oued Zem, Khouribgha Province, Chaouia-Ouardigha Region, Morocco - Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) : 85 mm Date 24 June 2013, 19:12:54
The fossils were first uncovered during the school’s modernization project, which began in 2022. The first find was unearthed in June 2022 beneath the school’s main courtyard, ...
Diagram illustrating the largest (grey) and most conservative (red) size estimates of the Miocene-Pliocene shark Carcharocles megalodon (sometimes Carcharodon or Otodus megalodon) with a whale shark (violet), great white shark (green), and anachronistic human (black) to scale †Otodus megalodon