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Large Peruvian Megalodon - Fossil tooth - Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon - 15.5 cm - 6.06 in
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Large Peruvian Megalodon - Fossil tooth - Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon - 15.5 cm - 6.06 in

Manuel Quiring

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XXL Otodus Megalodon Pisco Formation Peru 6.06 inches / 15.5 centimeters Beyond rare tooth! Megalodon (/ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ MEG-əl-ə-don; Otodus megalodon), wat "grote tand" betekent, is een uitgestorven soort makreelhaai die ongeveer 23 tot 3,6 miljoen jaar geleden (Ma) leefde, van de Vroeg-Mioceen tot de Plioceen tijdperken. Vroeger werd gedacht dat het een lid was van de familie Lamnidae en een nauwe verwant van de grote witte haai (Carcharodon carcharias). Het wordt echter nu geclassificeerd in de uitgestorven familie Otodontidae, die tijdens het Vroeg-Krijt van de grote witte haai divergeerde.

No. 95685883

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Large Peruvian Megalodon - Fossil tooth - Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon - 15.5 cm - 6.06 in

Large Peruvian Megalodon - Fossil tooth - Otodus (Carcharocles) megalodon - 15.5 cm - 6.06 in

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XXL Otodus Megalodon
Pisco Formation
Peru
6.06 inches / 15.5 centimeters

Beyond rare tooth!

Megalodon (/ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ MEG-əl-ə-don; Otodus megalodon), which means "big tooth," is an extinct species of mako shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Ma), from the Early Miocene to the Pliocene epochs. It was previously thought to be a member of the family Lamnidae and a close relative of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). However, it is now classified in the extinct family Otodontidae, which diverged from the great white shark during the Early Cretaceous.

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