Carcharocles megalodon

Object Details

Geologic Age

Cenozoic - Neogene - Pliocene - Hemphillian

Record Last Modified

17 Oct 2024

Site Number

42246

Skeletal Morphology

Skull element, tooth

Stratigraphy

Chesapeake Group - Yorktown Fm

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

USNM Number

PAL348426

Collector

Peter J. Harmatuk Sr.

Place

Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, North America

Published Name

Carcharocles megalodon

Carcharodon megalodon (Agassiz, 1835)

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Paleogeneral

Fishes

Fish Taxonomic

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Pisces Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii Galeomorphii Lamniformes Otodontidae

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3417937

Usage

CC0

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdf5759d-b855-41b7-b9a3-2510602cb76b