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Parotodus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Parotodus was named by Cappetta (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol T Plio Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Lamnidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Otodontidae by Cappetta (1980), Yabe and Hirayama (1998), Kocsis (2007), Fukata et al. (2014), Kent (2018), Landini et al. (2019), Maisch IV et al. (2025).

Species
P. benedeni, P. benedenii
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. mangyshlakensis, P. pavlovi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Parotodus Cappetta p. 34
1998Parotodus Yabe and Hirayama p. 47
2001Parotodus Purdy et al. p. 110
2002Parotodus Sepkoski
2007Parotodus Kocsis p. 34
2014Parotodus Fukata et al. p. 13
2018Parotodus Kent p. 94
2019Parotodus Landini et al. p. 358
2025Parotodus Maisch IV et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidaeGlickman 1964
genusParotodus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Parotodus Cappetta 1980
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†Parotodus benedeni Le Hon 1871
†Parotodus benedenii Le Hon 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) P. pavlovi (140018)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Japan (Yamaguchi) P. benedeni (204345)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Slovakia Isurus benedeni (47461)
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indian Ocean P. benedeni (55451)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Austria (Plesching bei Linz) Isurus benedeni (159375)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy P. benedeni (70814)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru (Ica) P. benedeni (100330)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Malta (Gozo) P. benedeni (161385)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Hungary P. benedeni (210623)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Netherlands Isurus benedeni (45505)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Uyenoa benedeni (167460)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) P. benedeni (161496)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) Isurus benedeni (161445) Uyenoa benedeni (55920)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Japan (Hokuriku) P. benedeni (161489)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Florida) P. benedeni (162457)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Portugal Isurus benedeni (56459)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (Florida) P. benedenii (276265)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Uyenoa benedeni (204344)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) P. benedenii (46167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Japan (Chiba) P. benedeni (202927)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Angola Isurus benedeni (154111)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Mexico (Baja) Isurus benedeni (154117)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Japan (Chiba) P. benedeni (70006)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) P. benedeni (151888)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) P. benedenii (52582)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (South Carolina) P. benedeni (188304)