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PV P 5816

Classification
Scientific name: Otodus megalodon infraphylum Gnathostomata Agassiz, 1843
Author: Agassiz, 1843
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Otodontidae
Genus: Otodus
Species: megalodon
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Lamniformes; Otodontidae
Location
State province: South Carolina
Country: United States
Continent: North America
Higher geography: North America; United States; South Carolina
Coordinate uncertainty: 79776.97496m
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Otodus megalodon infraphylum Gnathostomata Agassiz, 1843
Carcharodon megalodon
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV P 5816
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Fish
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:5047832
Catalogue description: 2 teeth
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Cenozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Cenozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Neogene
Latest period/highest system: Neogene
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Miocene
Latest epoch/highest series: Miocene
Formation: Greensand Formation
Bed: Phosphate Beds
Chronostratigraphy: Neogene, Miocene
Lithostratigraphy: Greensand Formation, Phosphate Beds
Record
Occurrence ID: c3b3b9f5-076e-454b-877d-39385c45ac43
Modified: 2025-05-14T16:51:25+00:00
Created: 2015-01-20T12:58:25+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2015-01-20T12:58:25+00:00
Last updated 2025-05-14T16:51:25+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb