Parotodus

Parotodus, the false-toothed mako, is an extinct genus of mackerel shark belonging to the family Otodontidae.[1]

Parotodus
Temporal range: Eocene - Quaternary
Fossil teeth of Parotodus benedenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: †Otodontidae
Genus: †Parotodus
Cappetta, 1980

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Eocene[2] to the Quaternary (age range: from 15.97 to 0.781 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata of Italy, Madagascar, Spain, Egypt,[2] Japan, Malta and United States.[3]

Species

Species within this genus include:[3]

  • †Parotodus benedeni Le Hon, 1871
  • †Parotodus mangyshlakensis Kozlov, 1999
  • †Parotodus pavlovi Menner, 1928

References
  1. Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016-04-25). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119220824.
  2. "Parotodus mangyshlakensis | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  3. Paleobiology Database
  • List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
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