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Megalodon. Otodus megalodon ( / ˈmɛɡələdɒn / MEG-əl-ə-don; meaning "big tooth"), commonly known as a megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.6 million years ago (Mya), from the Early Miocene to the Pliocene epochs.
Hannibal & Jordan in Jordan, 1923. Life restoration of O. obliquus. Otodus is an extinct, cosmopolitan genus of mackerel shark which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene epoch. The name Otodus comes from Ancient Greek ὠτ- ( ōt-, meaning "ear") and ὀδούς ( odoús, meaning "tooth") – thus, "ear-shaped tooth".
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Net domestic migration, California [29]; Year In-migrants Out-migrants Net domestic migration 2010 444,749 573,988 –129,239 2011 468,428 562,343 –93,915
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Scymnus unicolor Müller & Henle, 1839. Squalus fulgens Bennett, 1840. The cookiecutter shark ( Isistius brasiliensis ), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark lives in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi).
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Shark. † Synechodontiformes. Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachimorpha (or Selachii) and are the sister group to the Batoidea ( rays and kin).