Name - Megalolamna paradoxodon Shimada, Chandler, Lam, Tanaka & Ward 2017

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:5339923 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Megalolamna paradoxodon

• Megalolamna serotinus (Probst 1879)

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Original Description Reference

• A new elusive otodontid shark (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene, and comments on the taxonomy of otodontid genera, including the 'megatoothed' clade. Historical Biology, 29(5) 2017: 704-714. [Zoological Record Volume 153]

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Recent Publications

• A new elusive otodontid shark (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene, and comments on the taxonomy of otodontid genera, including the 'megatoothed' clade.
• The first recognition of the enigmatic fossil shark genus Megalolamna (Lamniformes, Otodontidae) from the lower Miocene of Europe and M. serotinus (Probst, 1879) as the newly designated type species for the genus.

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