Megaselachus megalodon
(Agassiz, 1835)
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Otodontidae
Reference of the original description
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 5th livraison (June 1835). Petitpierre et Prince (text) and H. Nicolet (plates), Neuchâtel, vol. 3: pl. D, 46
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 5th livraison (June 1835). Petitpierre et Prince (text) and H. Nicolet (plates), Neuchâtel, vol. 3: pl. D, 46
Types
Megaselachus megalodon
Megaselachus megalodon
Description:
Citation: Megaselachus megalodon (Agassiz, 1835): In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 11/2024
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Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=3636;
synonym of Otodus megalodon after Bor et al. (2012) p. 37 [17759]; Reinecke & Radwański (2015) p. 9 [23540];
shark-references Species-ID=3636;
synonym of Otodus megalodon after Bor et al. (2012) p. 37 [17759]; Reinecke & Radwański (2015) p. 9 [23540];
References
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Megalodonovi zobje iz miocenskih laporovcev Virštanja [Megalodon teeth from Miocene marlstone at Virštanj, Slovenia]. Folia Biologica et Geologica, 56(2), 77–107
The Canary record of the evolution of the North Atlantic Pliocene: New 40Ar/39Ar ages and some notable palaeontological evidence. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 435, 53–69
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Calcium isotopes reveal the trophic position of extant and fossil elasmobranchs. Chemical Geology, 415, 118–125
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Megalodon, mako shark and planktonic foraminifera from the continental shelf off Portugal and their age. Geologica Acta, 13(3), 181–190
Megaselahus v miocenskih plasteh kamnolomov Retje – Plesko nad Trbovljami. [Megaselachus in the Miocene beds of Retje – Plesko quarries above Trbovlje, Slovenia]. Folia Biologica et Geologica, 55(1), 73–88
Fossil Chondrichthyes from the central eastern Pacific Ocean and their paleoceanographic significance. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 51, 76–90
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Pisces. In Piller, W.E. (ed.) Catalogus Fossilium Austriae, Band 3 - Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, ISBN13: 978-3-7001-7238-3, 576 pp.
Morski volk (Megaselachus megalodon) najden tudi pri Orehovici na Dolenjskem. [A mackerel shark (Megaselachus megalodon) find in Orehovica, Dolenjska, Slovenia] Folia Biologica et Geologica, 54(1), 109–119
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Les espèces et genres de poissons sélaciens fossiles (Crétacé, Tertiaire) créés dans le Bassin d'Aquitaine ; recensement, taxonomie. [The fossil species and genera of Selachians fishes (Cretaceous, Tertiary) created in the Aquitaine Basin; inventory, taxonomics.] Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 142(35), 3–43
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A Geologia da Ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde). Boletim do Museu e Laboratório Mineralógico e Geológico da Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, 14(9), 157–372
Feeding ecology has shaped the evolution of modern sharks. Current Biology, 31(23), 5138–5148
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.028
Megalodonovi zobje iz miocenskih laporovcev Virštanja [Megalodon teeth from Miocene marlstone at Virštanj, Slovenia]. Folia Biologica et Geologica, 56(2), 77–107
The Canary record of the evolution of the North Atlantic Pliocene: New 40Ar/39Ar ages and some notable palaeontological evidence. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 435, 53–69
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.05.027
Calcium isotopes reveal the trophic position of extant and fossil elasmobranchs. Chemical Geology, 415, 118–125
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2015.09.011
Megalodon, mako shark and planktonic foraminifera from the continental shelf off Portugal and their age. Geologica Acta, 13(3), 181–190
Megaselahus v miocenskih plasteh kamnolomov Retje – Plesko nad Trbovljami. [Megaselachus in the Miocene beds of Retje – Plesko quarries above Trbovlje, Slovenia]. Folia Biologica et Geologica, 55(1), 73–88
Fossil Chondrichthyes from the central eastern Pacific Ocean and their paleoceanographic significance. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 51, 76–90
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2014.01.001
Pisces. In Piller, W.E. (ed.) Catalogus Fossilium Austriae, Band 3 - Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, ISBN13: 978-3-7001-7238-3, 576 pp.
Morski volk (Megaselachus megalodon) najden tudi pri Orehovici na Dolenjskem. [A mackerel shark (Megaselachus megalodon) find in Orehovica, Dolenjska, Slovenia] Folia Biologica et Geologica, 54(1), 109–119
Les assemblages de vertébrés dans deux sites paléontologiques du bassin miocène de Savigné-sur-Lathan/Noyant-sous-le-Lude: La Guimardière et Pelmer (Maine-et-Loire, France). [Clusters of vertebrates in two paleontological sites of the Savigné-sur-Lathan/Noyantsous-le-Lude Miocene Basin: La Guimardière and Pelmer (Maine-et-Loire, France)]. Geodiversitas, 35(1), 67–103
DOI: 10.5252/g2013n1a5
Systematics, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography of the Neogene fossil sharks from the Azores (Northeast Atlantic). [Systématique, paléoécologie et paléobiogéographie des requins fossiles du Néogène des Açores (Atlantique Nord)]. Annales de Paléontologie, 98(3), 167–189
DOI: 10.1016/j.annpal.2012.04.001
Discovery of an earliest Pliocene relic tropical fish fauna in a newly detected cliff section (Sabratah Basin, NW Libya). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, 266(2), 93–114
The taxonomic value of rostral nodes of extinct sharks, with comments on previous records of the genus Lamna (Lamniformes, Lamnidae) from the Pliocene of Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina (USA). Acta Geologica Polonica, 62(1), 117–127
Geologischer Atlas der Schweiz, 1:25.000, Blatt 1109 Schöftland. Bundesamt für Landestopografie, CH–3084 Wabern: 80pp
Blatt 1089 Aarau. Geologischer Atlas Schweiz 1: 25 000, Erläut. 135 Bundesamt für Landestopografie, CH–3084 Wabern, pp. 156
Les Chondrichthyens du Miocène moyen (Serravallien) de Salles (Gironde, France). Cossmanniana, 13, 59–79
The Neogene tropical America fish assemblage and the paleobiogeography of the Caribbean region. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 130(2), 217–240
DOI: 10.1007/s13358-011-0020-9
Fish teeth from the Middle Miocene of Kienberg at Mikulov, Czech Republic, Vienna Basin. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Series A, 112, 489–506
Inventaire des Élasmobranches (requins, raies, chimères) des dépôts molassiques du Sud-Luberon (Miocène supérieur), à Cabrières d'Aigues (Vaucluse) France. Courriers scientifiques du Parc Régional du Lubéron, Hors Série, 1–100
Resultados preliminares del contenido paleoictiológico de la sección “Hacienda Clarevot” (Cuenca del Guadalquivir, Sevilla, España) [Abstract]. In Fourth RCANS Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Oxygen isotope compositions of phosphate from Middle Miocene-Early Pliocene marine vertebrates of Peru. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 264(1), 85–92
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.04.001
Les espèces et genres de poissons sélaciens fossiles (Crétacé, Tertiaire) créés dans le Bassin d'Aquitaine ; recensement, taxonomie. [The fossil species and genera of Selachians fishes (Cretaceous, Tertiary) created in the Aquitaine Basin; inventory, taxonomics.] Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux, 142(35), 3–43
The Amazonian Neogene fish fauna. In Amazonia: Landscape and Species Evolution: A look into the past(eds C. Hoorn and F. P. Wesselingh), Wiley–Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK
DOI: 10.1002/9781444306408.ch17
Shark teeth in the manganiferous nodules of bottom sediments of the Pacific Ocean North-Eastern Basin. Paleontologiceskij sbornik, 23: 40–47, pls. 1 + 2; [in Russian, with English summary]
A Geologia da Ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde). Boletim do Museu e Laboratório Mineralógico e Geológico da Faculdade de Ciências de Lisboa, 14(9), 157–372