2.9 Carcharodon angustidens
Carcharodon is a shark genus that includes the Great White shark. Some species, during the Tertiary, grew to gigantic sizes, though the evidence for this is mainly based on the discovery of large teeth. Do large teeth necessarily mean that this animal was a major predator of other large-bodied animals?
Above: Tooth of Carcharodon.
Note the shiny enamel and fine serrations.
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