Scientific Name:
Otodus megalodon [Megalodon] (meaning "Big Toothed Ear Tooth")

Year Of Naming:
1835

Family:
Otodus, Otodontidae, Lamniformes, Selachimorpha, Chondrichthyes

Size:
Varies depending on publication estimates
[~12 - 21.3 meters (40 - 70 ft) or more]

Discovery & Time Period:
WORLDWIDE!

Neogene [Miocene - Pliocene (Aquitanian - Zanclean)],  c. 23 - 3.6 mya
[Potential Paleocene [Oligocene (Chattian)] record from Japan (28 mya)]

Date Of Release:
January 31st, 2024