Otodontidae

Otodontidae; Temporal range: Paleocene–Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Teeth of Otodus obliquus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	†Otodontidae; Gluckman, 1964
Genera
	Carcharocles; Cretolamna (disputed, may be from family Cretoxyrhinidae); Dwardius; Megalolamna; Megaselachus; Otodus; Palaeocarcharodon (disputed, may be from family Cretoxyrhinidae); Parotodus

Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks, belonging to the order Lamniformes. They lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Pleistocene, and included genera such as Carcharocles and Otodus.^[1] There is the possibility that if the Carcharocles sharks derived from Otodus, then Cretolamna would belong in this group. Some species of odontids reached huge sizes, including the possible member megalodon. Recent studies the newly described genus Megalolamna indicate that the members of the genus Carcharocles should be reclassified as members of the Otodus genus.^[2]

References

^ Joseph S. Nelson (2006). "Order Lamniformes". Fishes of the World (4th ed.). John Wiley and Sons. pp. 57–60. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9.
^ http://phys.org/news/2016-10-large-prehistoric-shark.html

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[1] Joseph S. Nelson (2006). "Order Lamniformes". Fishes of the World (4th ed.). John Wiley and Sons. pp. 57–60. ISBN 978-0-471-25031-9.

[2] ttp://phys.org/news/2016-10-large-prehistoric-shark.html

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