Otodus megalodon

Translingual

Restoration and size comparison

Tooth fossil

Etymology

From Otodus + Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “great, large”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”)

Proper noun

†Otodus megalodon m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Otodontidae – an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs.

Synonyms

• (species): Carcharodon megalodon (obsolete)

References

• Otodus megalodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Otodus megalodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Otodus megalodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons