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†Otodus (Megaselachus) Glyckman 1964 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Alternative spelling: Megaselachus

Parent taxon: Otodus according to L. Kocsis et al. 2019

See also Cahuzac et al. 2007, Gottfried et al. 1996 and Herman 1977

Sister taxa: Otodus (Carcharocles), Otodus (Otodus), Otodus apiculatus, Otodus auriculatus, Otodus chubutensis, Otodus isoelicus, Otodus levis, Otodus megalodon, Otodus obliquus, Otodus recticonus, Otodus schoutedeni, Otodus sokolovi, Otodus spathula, Otodus subplicatus, Otodus tricuspis, Otodus trigonatus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Pacuare de Tres Equis (Miocene of Costa Rica)

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