Lamnoidea
| Lamnoidea Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Lamna nasus (top) and Otodus megalodon (bottom) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Superfamily: | Lamnoidea Bonaparte, 1835 |
| Families | |
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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 and otodontids is supported by synapomorphies including regional endothermy, tooth morphology, and rostral cartilage morphology.
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