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C. chubutensis
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Taxonomy
C. chubutensis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Otodontidae
Genus: Carcharocles
Species: Carcharocles chubutensis
Author Citation Agassiz, 1843
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Miocene
Stratigraphy
Pungo River Formation
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 04/17/2008
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 29 mm
Width: 23 mm
Location
Lee Creek Mine
Beaufort County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
This nearly perfect chub is a great example of the species. Agassiz originally named the species Carcharodon subauriculatus in 1843. In 1906 Ameghino renamed it to Carcharodon chubutensis. Over the years the Genus has changed back and forth, today it is Carcharocles.
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