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Parotodus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Lamniformes

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Family
  
†Otodontidae

Rank
  
Genus

Parotodus Parotodus benedeni

Similar
  
Isurus hastalis, Cosmopolitodus, Otodus, Carcharocles auriculatus, Carcharocles angustidens

Finding a parotodus benedeni shark tooth and other shark teeth while fossil hunting


Parotodus is an extinct genus of mackerel shark belonging to the family Otodontidae.

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Fossil records

Parotodus Edisto River Parotodus Benedeni Shark Tooth

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 15.97 to 0.781 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata of Italy, Madagascar, Spain, Egypt, Japan, Malta and United States.

Species

Species within this genus include:

  • †Parotodus benedenii Le Hon, 1871
  • †Parotodus mangyshlakensis Kozlov, 1999
  • †Parotodus pavlovi Menner, 1928

    • Parotodus Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871

    Parotodus Parotodus Benedeni Teeth Member Collections The Fossil Forum

    Parotodus Parotodus benedeni The World of Animals

    Parotodus Investment Fossils Other Shark Teeth Parotodus benedeni Page 1

    Parotodus benedeni

    Parotodus Steinkernde Die FossilienCommunity Erstnachweis des Haizahns

    Parotodus Parotodus Benendeni shark fossils from the Oligocene to Pliocene

    Parotodus Parotodus benedeni False Mako

    Parotodus Parotodus Benendeni shark fossils from the Oligocene to Pliocene

    References

    Parotodus Wikipedia
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