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Palaeocarcharodon, the Glossary

Index Palaeocarcharodon

Palaeocarcharodon, also known as the pygmy white shark, is a genus of shark within the family Otodontidae that lived about 61.7 to 55.8 Ma during the Paleocene.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 5 relations: Khouribga, Otodontidae, Otodus, Paleocene, Shark.

  2. Otodontidae
  3. Paleocene sharks
  4. Prehistoric fish of Africa
  5. Prehistoric fish of Asia
  6. Prehistoric fish of North America

Khouribga

Khouribga (khurībka) is the capital of Khouribga Province in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region, Morocco.

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Otodontidae

Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the order Lamniformes. Palaeocarcharodon and Otodontidae are Prehistoric shark stubs.

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Otodus

Otodus is an extinct, cosmopolitan genus of mackerel shark which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch. Palaeocarcharodon and Otodus are Otodontidae, Paleocene sharks and Prehistoric fish of Africa.

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Paleocene

The Paleocene, or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya).

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Shark

Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

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See also

Otodontidae

Paleocene sharks

Prehistoric fish of Africa

Prehistoric fish of Asia

Prehistoric fish of North America

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeocarcharodon

Also known as Pigmy white shark, Pygmy white shark.