Neomegalodon
Appearance
Neomegalodon Temporal range:
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Fossil shell of Neomegalodon from Triassic of Italy | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | †Megalodontida |
Superfamily: | †Megalodontoidea |
Family: | †Megalodontidae |
Genus: | †Neomegalodon Guembel, 1864 |
Species | |
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Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae.[1]
Species
- †Neomegalodon cornutus Yao et al. 2007
- †Neomegalodon triqueter Wulfen 1793
Fossil record
Fossils of Neomegalodon have been found in the Triassic (age range: from 235.0 to 201.6 million years ago). They are known from various localities of Italy, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Tajikistan and United States.[2]
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