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Definition: Carcharias

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Carcharias" is a common misspelling or typo for: Armchairs, Caracaras, Cascaras, Archeries.

Date "Carcharias" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Common Expressions: Carcharias

Expressions Definition
Carcharias taurus Shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Carcharodon carcharias Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Carcharias Type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Carcharias

Carcharias

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Odontaspididae
Genus: Carcharias
Rafinesque, 1810
Species

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Sand sharks, or sand tigers, are lamniform sharks of the family Odontaspidae (or sometimes - but incorrectly - referred to as Carcharidae). They are found on both sides of the Atlantic coast, but most notably in the Western Indian Ocean and in the Gulf of Maine. There are two extant species and maybe 21 extinct species in this genera.

Species

Extant

[1]

    • Carcharias amonensis
    • Carcharias tenuiplicatus
    • Carcharias cf holmdelensis Maastrichtian
    • Carcharias samhammeri Late Cretaceous

[2]

    • Carcharias whitei (Arambourg, 1952) - Palaeocene
    • Carcharias hopei (Agassiz, 1843) - Late Palaeocene - Eocene
    • Carcharias acutissima (Agassiz, 1844) - Late Eocene
    • Carcharias teretidens (White, 1931, - Late Palaeocene - Eocene
    • Carcharias robusta? (Leriche, 1921) - Early Eocene
    • Carcharias atlasi
    • Carcharias koerti (Stromer, 1905)
    • Carcharias vincenti (Woodward, 1899)
    • Carcharias teretidens maybe placed into its own genus as Sylvestrilamia teretidens [3]

[5]

    • Carcharias acutissima (Agassiz, 1843), Oligocene - Pliocene
    • Carcharias reticulata (Probst, 1879), Oligocene - Miocene
    • Carcharias cuspidata (Agassiz, 1843), Oligocene - Miocene
    • Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque, 1810), Pleistocene
    • Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 , Pliocene - Pleistocene
    • Carcharias cuspidata (Agassiz, 1843), Pliocene - Miocene
    • Carcharias sp unidentified but manbe similar or the Carcharias contortidens as described by Agassiz in 1843, from the Miocene.
    • Carcharias reticulata (Kent 1994)maybe classified as Odontaspis acutissma (Agassiz 1843)from the Miocene.

References

  1. Carcharias RAFINESQUE 1810 Sand tiger — Lower Cretaceous - Recent Acessed 2008/07/07
  2. Carcharias RAFINESQUE 1810 Sand tiger — Lower Cretaceous - Recent Acessed 2008/07/07
  3. [http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cenozoic/sharks/sylvestrilamia.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html Sylvestrilamia CAPPETTA & NOLF 2005 Extinct sand tiger shark — Palaeocene - Eocene Acessed 2008/07/07]
  4. Carcharias RAFINESQUE 1810 Sand tiger — Lower Cretaceous - Recent Acessed 2008/07/07
  5. http://www.buriedtreasurefossils.com/shark_tooth_reference.htm Shark teeth references Acessed 2008/07/07]

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Carcharias". Image Credit.
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