Galeocerdo latidens
Extinct species of shark
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Galeocerdo latidens is extinct species of tiger shark, that lived during the Paleocene and Middle Miocene periods, from 59.2 to 11.608 million years ago.[1] The species lived in North America, Europe, Africa, and Russia.[2]
| Galeocerdo latidens Temporal range: Paleocene-Middle miocene | |
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| Tooth of G. latidens in the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, in Leiden. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Galeocerdonidae |
| Genus: | Galeocerdo |
| Species: | G. latidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz, 1835 | |
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Taxonomy
G. latidens was first described by Louis Agassiz in 1835.[2][3] Due to similarities in morphology, some authors have suggested synonymising G. latidens and Galeocerdo eaglesomei. Although the latter name was described later, it has been suggested to treat G. latidens as a nomen dubium since neither the locality nor the horizon are known.[4][5]