Biology:Carcharocles aksuaticus

Carcharocles aksuaticus Temporal range: Ypresian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Otodus aksuaticus from the lower Eocene Nanjemoy formation of Maryland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Subdivision:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	†Otodontidae
Genus:	†Carcharocles
Species:	†C. aksuaticus
Binomial name
†Carcharocles aksuaticus (Menner, 1928)
Synonyms
Otodus aksuaticus (Menner, 1928)

Carcharocles aksuaticus is an extinct species of large shark in the family Otodontidae which may represent a transitional species between the genus Otodus and the genus Carcharocles. They are similar in overall morphology to Otodus obliquus except they have serrations on their cusps and blade. It is sometimes placed in the genus Otodus. It is mainly found in the Ypresian stage of the Eocene epoch. They have been found in the Woodstock Member of the Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland and Virginia and Ypresian sediments in Aktulagay, Kazakhstan as well as the Ypres clay in Belgium and the London Clay in the United Kingdom.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q85750615 entry