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Megachasma is a
genus of
mackerel sharks. It is
usually considered to be the sole
genus in the
distinct family Megachasmidae,
though suggestion has been...
- The
megamouth shark (
Megachasma pelagios) is a
species of
deepwater shark.
Rarely seen by humans, it
measures around 5.2 m (17 ft) long and is the smallest...
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Megachasma applegatei is an
extinct species of
megamouth shark from the
Oligocene to
early Miocene (28-23 Mya) of the
Western United States. The type fossil...
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Megachasma alisonae is an
extinct species of
megamouth shark that
lived during the
Eocene (Priabonian, ca. 36 mya). It is the
oldest fossil record of a...
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Megachasmidae Taylor,
Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
Genus Megachasma Taylor,
Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
Megachasma pelagios Taylor,
Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 (megamouth...
- Johnlongia. As its name suggests, it was
originally classified under Megachasma,
before it was
found to be an odontaspid. Shimada, Kenshu; Popov, Evgeny...
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shark specimens and
sightings includes recorded human encounters with
Megachasma pelagios, po****rly
known as the
megamouth shark. A
similar list is published...
- (basking shark) and
Lamnidae (mackerel sharks). The
megamouth shark (
Megachasma pelagios) was
placed as the next-closest
relative to
these taxa, though...
- (Rhincodon typus), the
dugong (Dugong dugon), and the
megamouth shark (
Megachasma pelagios).
Within the
South China Sea,
Philippine scientists have discovered...
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Megachasma Megamouth shark (M. pelagios)...
