Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon

(Agassiz, 1835)

Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Otodontidae

Reference of the original description

Agassiz, L. (1835)
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 5th livraison (June 1835). Petitpierre et Prince (text) and H. Nicolet (plates), Neuchâtel, vol. 3: pl. D, 46

Types
Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon

Description:

Citation: Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon (Agassiz, 1835): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 05/2025

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References

Cantalice, K.M. & Salgado-Garrido, H.E. & Sosa-Rodríguez, E. & Vilchis-Zapata, K. & González-Barba, G, (2025)
Underwater paleontology inside cenotes reveals the Miocene-Pliocene fish diversity in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. PLoS ONE, 20(2), Article e0315382
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315382