Otodus is an extinct, cosmopolitan genus of mackerel shark which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch. The name Otodus comes from Ancient Greek...

Otodus megalodon (/ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ MEG-əl-ə-don; meaning "big tooth"), commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived...

Otodus angustidens is an extinct species of prehistoric megatoothed sharks in the genus Otodus, which lived during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs about...

complete Otodus obliquus to O. megalodon progression became clear and has since gained the acceptance of many shark researchers. Within the Otodus lineage;...

Otodus aksuaticus is an extinct species of large shark in the family Otodontidae which may represent a transitional species between Otodus obliquus and...

Otodus auriculatus is an extinct species of large sharks in the genus Otodus of the family Otodontidae, closely related to the sharks of the genus Otodus...

Gluckman, 1958 Genus †Otodus (=Carcharocles) (Agassiz, 1843) †Otodus obliquus (Agassiz, 1838) †Otodus angustidens (Agassiz, 1843) †Otodus chubutensis (Agassiz...

of the genus Otodus. The genus Cretalamna which lived from the mid-Cretaceous-Paleogene is believed to be directly ancestral to Otodus, and thus to megalodon...

Otodontidae which may represent a transitional chronospecies between Otodus auriculatus and Otodus angustidens. They differ from the former with a less curved...

of the largest sharks to have ever lived, such as Otodus angustidens, Otodus chubutensis, and Otodus megalodon. Cretalamna was first described by Swiss...

has been assigned by most scientists to either the genus Carcharocles or Otodus. The fossil ancestry of Carcharodon is an active area of research and debate...

be the sister genus of Otodus. The study of Megalolamna's taxonomic relationships also demonstrates the possibility that Otodus needs to include the species...

such as the famous megalodon. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of Otodus, or merged with other related genera such as Carcharocles. The genus lived...

Artistic impression of two Eobalaenoptera whales pursued by the giant shark Otodus megalodon...

ovoviviparous reproduction. The Lamniformes also include the extinct megalodon, Otodus megalodon. Orectolobiformes: They are commonly referred to as the carpet...

classify, exhibiting characteristics of both species. (Example: teeth from Otodus auriculatus as it evolved into O. angustidens) are difficult to definitively...

S. J. (2019). "The Early Pliocene extinction of the mega-toothed shark Otodus megalodon: a view from the eastern North Pacific". PeerJ. 7: e6088. doi:10...

Nothosaurus Shonisaurus Ophthalmosaurus Mixosaurus Prognathodon Cretoxyrhina Otodus Rhamphorhynchus Megalosaurus Brachiosaurus Dakosaurus Stegosaurus Kronosaurus...

The whale may have interacted with the large extinct shark megalodon (Otodus megalodon), competing with it for a similar food source. Its extinction...

size than the individuals, whereas other great marine predators, such as Otodus megalodon, likely exceeded the size of their targets. A worldwide distribution...

Africa Manipogo Winnipogo Lake monster Lake Manitoba, Canada Megalodon Otodus megalodon Giant Shark Oceans Mokele-mbembe Dinosaur (lake, river and/or...

birds, terrestrial crocodiles like Pristichampsus, large sharks such as Otodus, and a handful of primitive large mammal groups like uintatheres, mesonychians...

Maiacetus, a semiaquatic early whale ancestor, evades the giant shark Otodus. As the planet cooled, the descendants of Maiacetus would evolve into the...

date. Sternes et al. (2024) reevaluate the accuracy of the body form of Otodus megalodon inferred by Cooper et al. (2022), compare an incomplete vertebral...

of the time such as the orcinine Hemisyntrachelus and the extinct shark Otodus megalodon. The holotype specimen, MB-1COC-11.17.18, an incomplete skeleton...

ISBN 978-0-12-415031-7. Shimada, K. (2019). "The size of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), revisited". Historical Biology. 33...

the syntypes, which led him to describe the teeth under the species name Otodus oxyrinoides based on the lateral cusplets. In 1873, American paleontologist...

Phosphatized Otodus megalodon tooth from the Bahía Inglesa Formation...

range: late Albian-present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Lamna nasus (top) and Otodus megalodon (bottom) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom:...

Paraceratherium was among the largest land mammals, Reconstructed jaws of megalodon (Otodus megalodon) Deinotherium Kelenken guillermoi Gastornis gigantea The greater...