Otodus megalodon

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Otodus + Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “great, large”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”). Coined by Swiss-American naturalist Louis Agassiz in 1843. === Proper noun === †Otodus megalodon m A taxonomic species within the family †Otodontidae – an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Early Pliocene epochs. ==== Synonyms ==== (species): †Carcharodon megalodon (obsolete) === References === Otodus megalodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Otodus megalodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Otodus megalodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons