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Megalodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Bivalvia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Zapfe. 1972. Cornucardia hornigii (Bittner) in einer "Dachsteinkalk-Fazies" der Nordalpen [Cornucardia hornigii (Bittner) in a Dachstein Limestone facies of the Northern Alps]. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 76:587-604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Megalodus ampezzanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus complanatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus compressus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus guembeli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus hoernesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus laczkoi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus loczyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus mojsvari ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Megalodus scutatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1836 | Megalodus Goldfuss |
| 1912 | Megalodus Frech |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
