Carcharomodus a.k.a serrated mako,‭ ‬Escher’s mako

Kar-ka-ro-mo-dus.
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Gray, H. (2013, October 25). Carcharomodus a.k.a serrated mako,‭ ‬Escher’s mako. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/carcharomodusa-k-a-serrated-mako-eschers-mako/

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Name

Carcharomodus ‭(‬jagged similar tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Kar-ka-ro-mo-dus.

Named By

Agassiz‭ ‬-‭ ‬1843.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Chondrichthyes,‭ ‬Lamniformes,‭ ‬Lamnidae.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

Size

Average body length estimated at up to‭ ‬4‭ ‬meters long.‭ ‬However,‭ ‬isolated remains and differing techniques of establishing body size from teeth have suggested that larger Carcharomodus might have reached‭ ‬4.5‭ ‬or even‭ ‬5‭ ‬meters in length.

Known locations

Atlantic coast regions of North America and Europe.

Time Period

Miocene.

Fossil representation

Mostly teeth,‭ ‬but ossified vertebrae are also known.

In Depth

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A partial skeleton of a new lamniform mackerel shark from the Miocene of Europe.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬60‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬857‭–‬875.‭ ‬-‭ ‬J�rgen Kriwet,‭ ‬Heike Mewis‭ & ‬Oliver Hampe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2015. -‭ ‬Origin of the white shark Carcharodon‭ (‬Lamniformes:‭ ‬Lamnidae‭) ‬based on recalibration of the Upper Neogene Pisco Formation of Peru.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology.‭ ‬55‭ (‬6‭)‬:‭ ‬1139‭–‬1153.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Dana J.‭ ‬Ehret,‭ ‬Bruce J.‭ ‬MacFadden,‭ ‬Douglas S.‭ ‬Jones,‭ ‬Thomas J.‭ ‬Devries,‭ ‬David A.‭ ‬Foster,‭ ‬Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

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