Otodontidae

Translingual

Restoration and size comparison of Otodus megalodon

Cretalamna restoration

Etymology

From Otodus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

†Otodontidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – certain extinct sharks that lived from the early Cretaceous to the Pliocene; megatooth sharks.

Hyponyms

• (family): †Carcharocles, †Cretalamna, †Kenolamna, †Otodus – extinct genera

References

• Otodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Otodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Otodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons