Carcharodon hubbelli a.k.a.‭ ‬Hubbell’s white shark

Car-kah-ro-don hub-bel-li.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2014, August 8). Carcharodon hubbelli a.k.a.‭ ‬Hubbell’s white shark. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/carcharodon-hubbellia-k-a-hubbells-white-shark/

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Name

Carcharodon hubbelli.

Phonetic

Car-kah-ro-don hub-bel-li.

Named By

D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ehret,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬MacFadden,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jones,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬DeVries,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Foster‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Salas-Gismondi.‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Chondrichthyes,‭ ‬Elasmobranchii,‭ ‬Lamniformes,‭ ‬Lamnidae,‭ ‬Carcharodon.

Diet

Carnivore/Piscivore.

Species

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Piscoe Formation.

Time Period

Messinian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Complete set of jaws including‭ ‬222‭ ‬teeth.‭ ‬45‭ ‬vertebrae.

In Depth

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Origin of the white shark Carcharodon‭ (‬Lamniformes:‭ ‬Lamnidae‭) ‬based on recalibration of the upper Neogene Pisco Formation of Peru‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeontology‭ ‬55‭(‬6‭)‬:1139-1153‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Ehret,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬MacFadden,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Jones,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬DeVries,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Foster‭ & ‬R.‭ ‬Salas-Gismondi.‭ ‬2012.

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