Megalodon
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| phylum | Chordata | Megalodon is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 28 to 1.5 million years ago, during the Cenozoic Era (late Oligocene to early Pleistocene). The taxonomic assignment of C. megalodon has been debated for nearly a century, and is still under dispute. The two major interpretations are Carcharodon megalodon (under family Lamnidae) or Carcharocles megalodon (under family Otodontidae). Consequently, the scientific name of this species is commonly abbreviated C. megalodon in the literature.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Lamniformes | |
| family | Disputed | |
| genus | Disputed | |
| species | C. megalodon | |
| Period | 28 – 1.5Ma |
