Carcharocles

Carcharocles is an extinct genus of sharks, belonging to the order Lamniformes. They lived from the Late Eocene to the Late Pliocene. The genus usually includes Megalodon, however some taxonomic authorities place it in other genera. Some authors consider the genus a subgenus of Otodus.

Species

 * C. auriculatus (type), Late Eocene to Late Oligocene, 35 to 25 Ma (Jordan 1923)
 * C. angustidens, Early Oligocene to Early Miocene, 33 to 22 Ma (Agassiz 1843)
 * C. chubutensis, Oligocene to Pliocene, 28 to 5 Ma (Agassiz 1843)
 * Megalodon (C. megalodon), Early Miocene to Late Pliocene, 23 to 2.6 Ma (Agassiz 1843) (genus disputed)