Lamnoidea is a proposed superfamily of mackerel sharks that includes the families Lamnidae and Otodontidae. A sister group relationship between lamnids and otodontids is supported by synapomorphies including regional endothermy, tooth morphology, and rostral cartilage morphology.[2][3][4]
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Lamnoidea is a proposed superfamily of mackerel sharks that includes the families Lamnidae and Otodontidae. A sister group relationship between lamnids...
compressidens †Protolamna gigantea †Protolamna roanokeensis Superfamily Lamnoidea Bonaparte, 1835 Family Lamnidae J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838 (mackerel...
Elasmobranchii Subdivision: Selachimorpha Order: Lamniformes Superfamily: Lamnoidea Family: Lamnidae J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838 Extant genera Carcharodon...