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Catalog Data

Collector:
S. F. Blake  Search this
Place:
Calvert County, Maryland, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1933
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic / Neogene / Miocene
Record Last Modified:
1 Sep 2025
Skeletal Morphology:
Skull element, partial tooth
Stratigraphy:
Chesapeake Group / Choptank Fm
Taxonomy:
Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Pisces Chondrichthyes Elasmobranchii Galeomorphii Lamniformes Otodontidae
Published Name:
Carcharocles megalodon
Carcharodon megalodon (Agassiz, 1835)
USNM Number:
PAL333318
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Paleogeneral
Fishes
Fish Taxonomic
Paleobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31dedaf48-5d61-4d29-b6de-c89022c5ede6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3416144