Otodontidae
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Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the order Lamniformes. Its members have been described as megatoothed sharks. They lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Pliocene, and included
Otodontidae teeth with scale
Megalodon
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Otodus megalodon, commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.58 million years ago, from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs.
Otodontidae
…been described as megatoothed sharks. They lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Pliocene, and included genera such as Otodus, including the giant megalodon. Although traditionally classified under Carcharocles, studies of the genus Megalolamna indicate that the megatoothed sharks were likely members of…
Megalodon jaw, Tellus Science Museum
Holotype tooth (Fig. 2–3) in Agassiz (1835), cataloged as TE-PLI 18
Megalodon tooth with two great white shark teeth
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and megalodon were previously thought to be close relatives.