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Fossil extinct great white shark, Carcharodon megalodon Agassiz, 1843 (Species)

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Taxon details

NameFossil extinct great white shark, Carcharodon megalodon Agassiz, 1843

Common/Māori namesFossil extinct great white shark

Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Lamnidae | Carcharodon | megalodon Agassiz, 1843