Neomegalodon

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Neomegalodon
Temporal range: Triassic
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Fossil shell of Neomegalodon from Triassic of Italy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Subclass: Heterodonta
Order: Megalodontida
Superfamily: Megalodontoidea
Family: Megalodontidae
Genus: Neomegalodon
Guembel, 1864
Species

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Synonyms
  • Neomegalodus Stefano, 1912

Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae. [1]

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Fossil record

Fossils of Neomegalodon have been found in the Triassic (age range: from 235.0 to 201.6 million years ago). They are known from various localities of Italy, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Tajikistan and United States. [2]

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