Carcharomodus

Extinct genus of sharks

Carcharomodus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene– Early Pliocene
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Holotype of Carcharomodus escheri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Carcharomodus
Kriwet 2014
Species

Carcharomodus escheri

Carcharomodus is an extinct genus of lamnid shark. Its only species is currently C. escheri.[1]

References

  1. ^ "A partial skeleton of a new lamniform mackerel shark from the Miocene of Europe" (PDF).
Taxon identifiers
Carcharomodus


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