Alopias latidens

Alopias latidens Temporal range: Early Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Tooth of A. latidens, found in Calvert Formation.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Alopiidae
Genus:	Alopias
Species:	†A. latidens
Binomial name
†Alopias latidens (Leriche, 1909)
Synonyms
Alopecias cf. latidens Alopecias latidens Alopias aff. latidens Alopias cf. latidens [1] Vulpecula latidens

Alopias latidens is extinct species of thresher shark, that lived in the in Early Miocene, know from only teeth found in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Leriche, Leriche. "Alopias latidens". Shark-References. 1909.
2. Micklich, N., Pharisat, A. "Oligocene fishes in the western Paratethys of the Rhine Valley Rift System". Italian Journal of Zoology. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
3. "Fossil Works". Fossil Works.