Source Data | |
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Squalinae |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Squalinae | subfamily | belongs to Squalidae | stated without evidence | Bendix-Almgreen, 1983 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 13.7 - 12.7 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. E. Bendix-Almgreen. 1983. Carcharodon megalodon from the Upper Miocene of Denmark, with comments on elasmobranch tooth enameloid: coronoi'n. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 32:1-32 |
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