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Carchariidae
Taxonomy
Carchariidae was named by Muller and Henle. It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Carchariinae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Lamnidae by Hay (1902); to Asterospondyli by Eastman (1904); to Elasmobranchii by Leriche (1942); to Galeoidei by David (1943); to Lamnoidei by Jordan (1963); to Galeoidea by Miller (1967); and to Lamniformes by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Feichtinger et al. (2024), Ebersole et al. (2024), Maisch IV et al. (2025), Landau et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was reranked as the subfamily Carchariinae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Lamnidae by Hay (1902); to Asterospondyli by Eastman (1904); to Elasmobranchii by Leriche (1942); to Galeoidei by David (1943); to Lamnoidei by Jordan (1963); to Galeoidea by Miller (1967); and to Lamniformes by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Feichtinger et al. (2024), Ebersole et al. (2024), Maisch IV et al. (2025), Landau et al. (2025), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Carchariidae Woodward p. 435 |
| 1902 | Carchariinae Hay p. 301 |
| 1904 | Carchariidae Eastman p. 83 |
| 1942 | Carchariidae Leriche p. 15 |
| 1943 | Carchariidae David p. 81 |
| 1963 | Carchariidae Jordan p. 599 |
| 1967 | Carchariidae Miller p. 223 |
| 1993 | Carchariidae Cvancara and Hoganson p. 5 |
| 2024 | Carchariidae Ebersole et al. p. 6 |
| 2024 | Carchariidae Feichtinger et al. p. 15 |
| 2025 | Carchariidae Cicimurri et al. p. 13 |
| 2025 | Carchariidae Landau et al. p. 13 |
| 2025 | Carchariidae Maisch IV et al. p. 12 |
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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.
Fm. Carchariidae Muller and Henle
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G. Carcharias Rafinesque 1810 [sand shark]
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Subg. †Carcharias (Aprion) Müller and Henle 1839
Subg. †Carcharias (Odontaspis) Agassiz 1843
†Carcharias aasenensis Siverson 1992
†Carcharias acutissimus Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Lamna (Odontaspis) dubia Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Lamna (Odontaspis) reticulata Probst 1879 [synonym]
†Carcharias adneti Vullo 2005
†Carcharias clavata Agassiz 1856
†Carcharias clavatus Agassiz 1844
†Carcharias divergens Solt 1988
†Carcharias dominguei Cappetta et al. 2019
†Carcharias duplex Agassiz 1843
†Carcharias ensiculatus Davis 1888
†Carcharias gibbesii Woodward 1889
†Carcharias gracilis Davis 1890
†Carcharias gustrowensis Winkler 1875
†Carcharias hardingi Cappetta and Case 1975
†Carcharias holmdelensis Cappetta and Case 1975
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Invalid names: Odontaspis cheathami Case 1987 [synonym]
†Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843
†Carcharias khderii Zalmout and Mustafa 2001
†Carcharias latus Davis 1890
†Carcharias lomitae Jordan and Hanibal 1923
†Carcharias ornatus Agassiz 1856
†Carcharias polygyrus Agassiz 1838
†Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975
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Invalid names: Carcharias heathi Case and Cappetta 1997 [synonym]
†Carcharias sanctaecrucis Jordan and Hanibal 1923
†Carcharias steineri Case 1987
†Carcharias sternbergensis Reinecke et al. 2005
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 [sand tiger shark]
†Carcharias tenuis Agassiz 1839
†Carcharias tenuis Davis 1890
†Carcharias tingitana Arambourg 1952
†Carcharias victoriae Chapman and Cudmore 1924
†Carcharias vincenti Winkler 1878
†Carcharias virgatulus Jordan and Hanibal 1923
†Carcharias vorax le Hon 1871
†Odontaspis acutissima vorax Le Hon 1871
Invalid names: Eugomphodus Gill 1862 [synonym], Odontaspis hopei atlantica Arambourg 1952 [synonym]
G. †Oxytes Giebel 1847
G. †Triglochis Müller and Henle 1838
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 125.77000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma
Collections (616 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barremian | Japan (Gunma) | Carcharias sp. (229065) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Spain (Teruel) | Carcharias sp. (91420) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Lithuania | Scapanorhynchus tenuis (213709 213710) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Poland | Carchariidae indet. (213375) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Kazakhstan | Carcharias sp. (175010) | |
| Cenomanian | Australia (Western Australia) | Carcharias sp. A, Carcharias sp. B (215794) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Wyoming) | Carcharias sp. (241418) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Australia (Western Australia) | Carcharias sp. A (215561) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Carcharias sp. (22731) Selachii indet. (52997) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | USA (Maryland) | Lamna cuspidata (127182) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | South Africa | Carcharias sp. (38815) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Australia (Western Australia) | Carcharias sp. A (215796) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (South Dakota) | Carcharias sp. (241389 275630) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Montana) | Carcharias sp. (215792) | |
| Middle Turonian | France (Ardennes) | Carcharias latus (213564) | |
| Coniacian | United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | Carcharias sp. 2 (213383) | |
| Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian | USA (New Mexico) | Carcharias sp. (52037) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | United Kingdom (England) | Carcharias adneti (213377) Carcharias adneti, Carcharias latus (213381) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | France (Aisne) | Carcharias adneti, Carcharias latus (213563) | |
| Middle Santonian | United Kingdom (England) | Carcharias adneti (213376 213380) | |