Fossil Gallery - Fish - Sharks, Skates, & Rays
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CARCHAROCLES - The Megatoothed Sharks
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Megatoothed Shark
Carcharocles
Order- Lamniformes; Family - Otodontidae; Genus - Carcharocles
Age: Eocene to Pliocene
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CARCHARODON - The Great White Sharks
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Great White Shark
Carcharodon
Order - Lamniformes; Family - Lamnidae; Genus - Carcharodon
Age: ?Pliocene - Recent
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COSMOPOLITODUS - The White Sharks
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White Shark
Cosmopolitodus
Order - Lamniformes; Family - Lamnidae; Genus - Cosmopolitodus
Age: Eocene - Pliocene
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GALEOCERDO - The Tiger Sharks
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Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo
Order- Carcharhiniformes; Family - Carcharhinidae; Genus - Galeocerdo
Age: Eocene to Recent
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HEMIPRISTIS - The Snaggletooth Sharks
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Snaggletooth Shark
Hemipristis
Order- Carcharhiniformes; Family - Hemigaleidae; Genus - Hemipristis
Age: Eocene - Recent
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HEXANCHUS - The Cow Sharks
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Cow Shark
Hexanchus
Order- Hexanchiformes; Family - Hexanchidae; Genus - Hexanchus
Age: Cretaceous - Recent
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Mako Shark
Isurus
Order - Lamniformes; Family - Lamnidae; Genus - Isurus
Age: Eocene - Recent
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NOTORYNCHUS - The Cow Sharks
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Cow Shark
Notorynchus
Order- Hexanchiformes; Family - Hexanchidae; Genus - Notorynchus
Age: Late Paleocene - Recent
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PHYSOGALEUS - Tiger-like Shark
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Tiger-like shark
Physogaleus
Order- Carchariniformes; Family - Carcharinidae; Genus - Physogaleus
Age: Late Oligocene - Miocene
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SPHYRNA - The Hammerhead Sharks
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Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna
Order- Carcharhiniformes; Family - Sphyrnidae; Genus - Sphyrna
Age: Late Eeocene or Oligocene to Recent
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