Carcharoides totuserratus
Ameghino, 1901
Classification: Elasmobranchii Lamniformes Odontaspididae
	Reference of the original description
	
	
L'âge des formations sédimentaires de Patagonie. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 51, 20–39, 65–91
L'âge des formations sédimentaires de Patagonie. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 51, 20–39, 65–91
	Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Carcharoides cf. totuserratus, Carcharoides tenuidens, Carcharoides totusserratus, Lamna cattica totuserrata, Oxyprinichthys aprioniferus, Priodontaspis bravardi, Priodontaspis valentini
Carcharoides cf. totuserratus, Carcharoides tenuidens, Carcharoides totusserratus, Lamna cattica totuserrata, Oxyprinichthys aprioniferus, Priodontaspis bravardi, Priodontaspis valentini
Description:
Citation: Carcharoides totuserratus Ameghino, 1901: In: Database of fossil elasmobranch teeth www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 10/2025
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Carcharoides totuserratus Ameghino, 1901, Late Oligocene, Jan Juc Formation, Coastal cliff exposure east of Fishermans Step, Victoria, Australia. Collection and © Adam Anderson
	 
 Carcharoides totuserratus Ameghino, 1901, Late Oligocene, Jan Juc Formation, Coastal cliff exposure east of Fishermans Step, Victoria, Australia. Collection and © Adam Anderson
		Distribution Geographic
South America, Africa, Australia
		South America, Africa, Australia
		Distribution Stratigraphy
Late Oligocene, early Miocene
		Late Oligocene, early Miocene
		Description
Original description after AMEGHINO, 1901 p. 83 [50]: Carcharoides totuserratus n. g., n. sp. Dents triangulaires, de la grandeur de celles de Lamna appendiculata, portant une paire de tubercules latéraux assezgros et pointus; bords dénteles aussi bien ceux du cóne central que ceux des cúspides latéraux. Patagonien inférieur.
		Original description after AMEGHINO, 1901 p. 83 [50]: Carcharoides totuserratus n. g., n. sp. Dents triangulaires, de la grandeur de celles de Lamna appendiculata, portant une paire de tubercules latéraux assezgros et pointus; bords dénteles aussi bien ceux du cóne central que ceux des cúspides latéraux. Patagonien inférieur.
		Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=1193;
type species of Carcharoides Ameghino, 1901 p. 83 [50] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);
valid after Ameghino (1901) p. 83 [50]; Chapman (1917) p. 135 [443]; Reinecke et al. (2018) p. 52 [26875];
		
		shark-references Species-ID=1193;
type species of Carcharoides Ameghino, 1901 p. 83 [50] by original designation (Art. 68.2 ICZN);
valid after Ameghino (1901) p. 83 [50]; Chapman (1917) p. 135 [443]; Reinecke et al. (2018) p. 52 [26875];
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Les formations sédimentaires du Crétacé supérieur et du Tertiaire de Patagonie avec un parallèle entre leurs faunes mammalogiques et celles de l'ancien continent. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 3(8), 1–568
	
	
		
		
			
L'âge des formations sédimentaires de Patagonie. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 51, 20–39, 65–91
	
	
	

Early Miocene cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali, Elasmobranchii) from Chile: Diversity and palaeobiogeographic implications. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 96, Article 102317
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2019.102317

Climate cooling and clade competition likely drove the decline of lamniform sharks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(41), 20584–20590
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902693116

Climate cooling and clade competition likely drove the decline of lamniform sharks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(41), 20584–20590
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902693116

The modulating role of traits on the biogeographic dynamics of chondrichthyans from the Neogene to the present. Paleobiology, 44(2), 251–262
DOI: 10.1017/pab.2018.7

Marine vertebrate assemblages in the southwest Atlantic during the Miocene. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 103, 423–440
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01685.x

Pathologic tooth deformities in fossil and modern sharks related to jaw injuries. Comptes Rendus Palevol, 6(3), 197–209
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2006.12.004

An Early Miocene elasmobranch fauna from the Navidad Formation, Central Chile, South America. Cainozoic Research, 4(1–2), 3–18

Revisión preliminar de las faunas de peces elasmobranquios del mesozoico y cenozoico de Chile: su valor como indicadores cronoestratigráficos. 10°Congreso Geológico Chileno 2003: 9pp

Vertebrados marinos del miembro inferior de la Formación Navidad (Mioceno temprano), Chile central [Abstract]. In 1° Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontologia de Vertebrados, Chiele

The record of fossil fishes of southern South America. Münchner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen Reihe A, Geologie und Paläontologie, 30, 9–72


Chapter 15: Chondrichthyans in the Cretaceous and Tertiary of Australia. Vertebrate Palaeontology of Australasia: 497–568, 40 pl.

Chondrichthyans in the Tertiary of Australia. In : Rich, P.V., Thompson, E.M. (Eds), The fossil vertebrate record of Australasia. Clayton, Victoria, Australia, Monash University Offset Printing Unit: 88–118

Chondrichthyes (Pisces) del 'Patagoniano' S.L. de Astra, Golfo de San Jorge, Prov. de Chubut, Argentina. Su significacion paleoclimática y paleobiogeográfica. In Congreso Argentino de Paleontologi´a y Bioestratigrafi ´a No. 2 y Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontologi´a No. 1, Actas 2: 275–290.

Sur Lamna cattica ssp. totuserrata. Un cas de distribution antiéquatoriale. Revista da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 16(1), 37–62

Fossil Elasmobranch teeth of South Australia and their stratigraphic distribution. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 91, 135–160

O Neocretácio e o Cenozóico do Litoral de Angola. Junta Invest. Ultramar, Lisboa, 254 pp, 27 pl., 25 tabl.

Some Cainozoic fish remains, vvith a revision of the group. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 36, 107–162

Some Cainozoic fish remains, vvith a revision of the group. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 36, 107–162
New or Little-known Victorian Fossils in the National Museum. Part XX. Some Tertiary Fish-Teeth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 29, 134–140
New or Little-known Victorian Fossils in the National Museum. Part XX. Some Tertiary Fish-Teeth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 29, 134–140
Note on the occurences of the Cainozoic shark, Carcharoides, in Victoria. Victorian Naturalist, 30, 142–143
Note on the occurences of the Cainozoic shark, Carcharoides, in Victoria. Victorian Naturalist, 30, 142–143
Poissons fossiles de la République Argentine. I. Sur quelques poissons fossiles du Patagonien. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, (Serie 4), 11, 329–333

Les formations sédimentaires du Crétacé supérieur et du Tertiaire de Patagonie avec un parallèle entre leurs faunes mammalogiques et celles de l'ancien continent. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 3(8), 1–568

Les formations sédimentaires du Crétacé supérieur et du Tertiaire de Patagonie avec un parallèle entre leurs faunes mammalogiques et celles de l'ancien continent. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 3(8), 1–568
L'âge des formations sédimentaires de Patagonie. Anales de la Sociedad Científica Argentina, 51, 20–39, 65–91
 
				 
				 
    					 
    					 
    					 
    					 
                         
    					 
		 
		 
		










