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Carcharodon hastalis
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Carcharodon hastalis

fossil shark
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  • white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
    white shark
    / Evolution

    mako sharks—starting with Carcharodon hastalis. C. hastalis had teeth similar in size and shape to those of modern white sharks but without serrations. These first white sharks likely first appeared during the middle of the Miocene Epoch. (However, some studies suggest that they may have evolved during the…

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    mako sharks—starting with Carcharodon hastalis. C. hastalis had teeth similar in size and shape to those of modern white sharks but without serrations. These first white sharks likely first appeared during the middle of the Miocene Epoch. (However, some studies suggest that they may have evolved during the…

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