Squalodon is an extinct genus of whales of the Oligocene and Miocene epochs, belonging to the family Squalodontidae. Named by Jean-Pierre Sylvestre de Grateloup in 1840,[1] it was originally believed to be an iguanodontid dinosaur but has since been reclassified. The name Squalodon comes from Squalus, a genus of shark. As a result, its name means "shark tooth". Its closest modern relative is the South Asian river dolphin (with its two subspecies the Ganges river dolphin and Indus river dolphin).[2]
^Grateloup, Description d'un fragment de mâchoire fossile, d'un genre nouveau de reptile (Saurien), de taille gigantesque, voisin de l'Iguanodon..., Bordeaux 1840.
^"Shark-toothed dolphins (Family Squalodontidae)". University of Otago.
Squalodon is an extinct genus of whales of the Oligocene and Miocene epochs, belonging to the family Squalodontidae. Named by Jean-Pierre Sylvestre de...
10445 to the extinct river dolphin Squalodon—now considered a wastebasket taxon—as a new species he named Squalodon tiedemani. The specific name tiedemani...
with the presence of a melon, indicating the ability for echolocation. Squalodon and Eosqualodon are based on partial or complete skulls. The synapomorphic...
through the lower jaw. Skulls of Squalodon show evidence for the first hypothesized appearance of echolocation. Squalodon lived from the early to middle...
through the lower jaw. Skulls of Squalodon show evidence for the first hypothesized appearance of echolocation. Squalodon lived from the early to middle...
Miocene-Pleistocene: 20-2 million years ago The Atlantic: C. megalodon, Cetotherium, Squalodon, dugong, great white shark (cameo), green sea turtle (cameo) Oligocene-Miocene:...
subspecies of Squalodon bariensis, S. b. latirostris, but is distinct from S. bariensis. Eosqualodon can be distinguished from Squalodon in having a broader...
†Sportella protexta †Squalodon †Squalodon crassus – type locality for species †Squalodon pelagius – type locality for species †Squalodon tiedemani – type...
genus Stereodelphis which is now generally considered synonymous with Squalodon. Common dolphins live in both warm-temperate and tropical waters ranging...
Balaenoptera sibbaldina, the sperm whale Hoplocetus, the shark toothed dolphin Squalodon antverpiensis, as well as some species that exist in modern day such as...
Meaning: a kind of sea fish. Used for shark like creatures. Examples: Squalodon ("shark tooth"); Squaliformes ("shark form"); Squalicorax ("shark raven");...
described as a new species of Squalodon, S. errabundus. Later authors recognized it as generically distinct from Squalodon, and in 2009 the name Zarhinocetus...
non-dinosaurian reptile Spondylosoma – subsequently found to be an aphanosaur Squalodon – subsequently found to be a cetacean Staurikosaurus Stegoceras Stegopelta...
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