Otodus debrayi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | †Otodontidae |
| Genus: | †Otodus |
| Species: | †O. debrayi
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| †Otodus debrayi (Leriche, 1906)
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Otodus debrayi is an extinct species of shark that lived during the Early Eocene and Middle Eocene.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Otodus debrayi was originally described in the genus Carcharodon. In 1960, it was classified under the genus Carcharocles, but in 1988 it was relegated to the extinct genus Otodus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Leriche, Leriche. "Otodus debrayi". Shark-References. Leriche. 4419. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Leriche, Leriche. "Carcharocles debrayi". Shark-References. October, 2024.
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