Fossil Gallery - Fish - Sharks, Skates, & Rays

Fossil Remnants of Sharks This article is a good introduction to the types of shark fossils that may be found.

Either use the dropdown menus to select the shark genera/common name or scroll down and browse.

Click on the image to go to the genus page Megatoothed Shark Carcharocles Order- Lamniformes; Family - Otodontidae; Genus - Carcharocles Age: Eocene to Pliocene

Click on the image to go to the genus page Great White Shark Carcharodon Order - Lamniformes; Family - Lamnidae; Genus - Carcharodon Age: ?Pliocene - Recent

Click on the image to go to the genus page White Shark Cosmopolitodus Order - Lamniformes; Family - Lamnidae; Genus - Cosmopolitodus Age: Eocene - Pliocene

Click on the image to go to the genus page Tiger Shark Galeocerdo Order- Carcharhiniformes; Family - Carcharhinidae; Genus - Galeocerdo Age: Eocene to Recent

Click on the image to go to the genus page Snaggletooth Shark Hemipristis Order- Carcharhiniformes; Family - Hemigaleidae; Genus - Hemipristis Age: Eocene - Recent

Click on the image to go to the genus page Cow Shark Hexanchus Order- Hexanchiformes; Family - Hexanchidae; Genus - Hexanchus Age: Cretaceous - Recent

Click on the image to go to the genus page Mako Shark Isurus Order - Lamniformes; Family - Lamnidae; Genus - Isurus Age: Eocene - Recent

Click on the image to go to the genus page Cow Shark Notorynchus Order- Hexanchiformes; Family - Hexanchidae; Genus - Notorynchus Age: Late Paleocene - Recent

Click on the image to go to the genus page Tiger-like shark Physogaleus Order- Carchariniformes; Family - Carcharinidae; Genus - Physogaleus Age: Late Oligocene - Miocene

Click on the image to go to the genus page Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna Order- Carcharhiniformes; Family - Sphyrnidae; Genus - Sphyrna Age: Late Eeocene or Oligocene to Recent