Otodus
The Otodus is a genus of the mackerel shark family. This extinct species lived during Paleocene and Eocene epoch eras. About 60 to 45 million years ago. The “otodus” name comes from the Greek word for “ear-shaped tooth,” and it was considered one of the ocean’s top predators of its time. Based on its fossil findings, the otodus sharks were world travelers, swimming in waters all over the world.
Otodus sharks were considerably large, one of the biggest in predatory shark species. These sharks measured up to 40 feet long, and one large tooth fossil measured more than four feet in height. They bore a similar body shape to today’s great white shark. Otodus evolved from the Carcharocles genus, which includes the megalodon.