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Otodus chubutensis is an extinct species of megatooth shark that existed during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs. It was a large macropredatory shark closely related to the famous Otodus megalodon, serving as a chronological predecessor or contemporary. The species is primarily identified by its lar...
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Megalodon relative and evolutionary bridge with strong fossil interest, moderate popular recognition.
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Otodus obliquus is an extinct species of large shark from the family Otodontidae that lived during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs. It is known primarily from fossil teeth, which are broad, triangular, and smooth-edged with small side cusps on the base. The species was a large pelagic predator and i...
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Important early megatooth lineage member, respected in paleontology, less public fame than megalodon.
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