Carcharodon plicatilis

Carcharodon plicatilis; Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Lamnidae
Genus:	Carcharodon
Species:	†C. plicatilis
Binomial name
	†Carcharodon plicatilis; (Agassiz, 1843)
Synonyms
	Cosmopolitodus plicatilis; Oxyrhina xiphodon (Agassiz, 1838); Cosmopolitodus cf. hastalis (Agassiz, 1843)[citation needed]; Carcharodon xiphodon; Cosmopolitodus cf. plicatilis;

Carcharodon plicatilis, or Cosmopolitodus plicatilis, is an extinct species of macroptorial-shark that lived in Miocene period.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy

The genus Cosmopolitodus is believed to be invalid, and the genus Carcharodon would be more appropriate, the name Carcharodon plicatilis is the most commonly used by paleontologists today to refer to C. xiphodon. Some scientists consider C. xiphodon to be synonymous with C. planus and C. hastalis, but not the evidence for this.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Perea, Daniel; Corona, Andrea; Ubilla, Martín; Manzuetti, Aldo; Badín, Ana Clara; Montenegro, Felipe; Toriño, Pablo; Rinderknecht, Andrés (2023-10-01). "The Camacho Formation of Uruguay (Late Miocene): New vertebrate findings, biostratigraphic update, associated environments, and chronostratigraphic remarks". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 130 104585. Bibcode:2023JSAES.13004585P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2023.104585. ISSN 0895-9811.
^ Agassiz, L. (1843) Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 15th and 16th livraisons (March 1843). Jent and Gassmann, Soleure (text) and H. Nicolet, Neuchâtel (planches). – vol. 3: [i]-[iv], 157-390, 382*-382**, 1–32, [33]-[34], pl. 1, 18, 22, 22a, 22b, 26a, 38, 40b, 40c, 40d, 45, 47
^ Kowinsky, Jayson. "Prehistoric White Sharks: Learn about extinct White sharks and their Evolution". FossilGuy.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
^ "Carcharodon plicatilis (Agassiz, 1843)". Shark-References. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
^ "iDigBio Specimen Record | Carcharodon plicatilis". iDigBio Specimen Portal. Retrieved 2025-07-07.

External links

Cosmopolitodus plicatilis (Agassiz, 1843) in Paleobiology Database (2024). The Paleobiology Database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zzoyxi accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-07.

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[1] Perea, Daniel; Corona, Andrea; Ubilla, Martín; Manzuetti, Aldo; Badín, Ana Clara; Montenegro, Felipe; Toriño, Pablo; Rinderknecht, Andrés (2023-10-01). "The Camacho Formation of Uruguay (Late Miocene): New vertebrate findings, biostratigraphic update, associated environments, and chronostratigraphic remarks". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 130 104585. Bibcode:2023JSAES.13004585P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2023.104585. ISSN 0895-9811.

[2] Agassiz, L. (1843) Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, 15th and 16th livraisons (March 1843). Jent and Gassmann, Soleure (text) and H. Nicolet, Neuchâtel (planches). – vol. 3: [i]-[iv], 157-390, 382*-382**, 1–32, [33]-[34], pl. 1, 18, 22, 22a, 22b, 26a, 38, 40b, 40c, 40d, 45, 47

[3] Kowinsky, Jayson. "Prehistoric White Sharks: Learn about extinct White sharks and their Evolution". FossilGuy.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.

[4] "Carcharodon plicatilis (Agassiz, 1843)". Shark-References. Retrieved 2024-11-12.

[5] "iDigBio Specimen Record | Carcharodon plicatilis". iDigBio Specimen Portal. Retrieved 2025-07-07.

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