Carcharodon akitaensis
Uyeno & Hasegawa, 1974
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Lamnidae
Reference of the original description
A new Miocene lamnoid shark, Carcharodon akitaensis, from Central Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Ser. C, 17(3), 257–260
A new Miocene lamnoid shark, Carcharodon akitaensis, from Central Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Ser. C, 17(3), 257–260
Types
Carcharodon akitaensis
Carcharodon akitaensis
Description:
Citation: Carcharodon akitaensis Uyeno & Hasegawa, 1974: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 02/2025
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Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=11118;
synonym of Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon after Purdy et al. (2001) p. 121, 135 [1964]; Cappetta (2006) p. 12 [351]; Balbino & Antunes (2007), p. 206 [3470]
shark-references Species-ID=11118;
synonym of Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon after Purdy et al. (2001) p. 121, 135 [1964]; Cappetta (2006) p. 12 [351]; Balbino & Antunes (2007), p. 206 [3470]
References
Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. Island Arc, 3(4), 255–269
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00115.x
A new Miocene lamnoid shark, Carcharodon akitaensis, from Central Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Ser. C, 17(3), 257–260

Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. Island Arc, 3(4), 255–269
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00115.x

A new Miocene lamnoid shark, Carcharodon akitaensis, from Central Japan. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Ser. C, 17(3), 257–260