Fossil sand tiger shark

Scientific name: Odontaspis substriata

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0042

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জীবাশ্ম বালি বাঘা হাঙর
Fossiler Sandtigerhai
Tiburón de arena fósil
کوسه ببری شنی فسیلی
Requin des sables fossile
जीवाश्म रेत बाघ शार्क
Hiu pasir fosil
Yu harimau pasir fosil
Tubarão-touro-areia fóssil
Ископаемая песчаная акула
Fosil kum kaplan köpekbalığı
فوسل ریتلی شارک
化石砂虎鲨

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Sources

1Whitmore & Madden (eds.) 1995 — Paleocene vertebrates from Jabal Umm Himar, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSRC-032
2Paleobiology Database — Odontaspis substriata (Stromer 1910)SRC-232
3Cicimurri, Stringer & Ebersole 2025 — Additional records of Paleogene fishes from AlabamaSRC-103

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261022T135113801 · last approved 22 October 2026

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Fossil sand tiger shark

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ChondrichthyesMajor group
Odontaspis substriataScientific name

Key facts

Odontaspis substriata is an extinct sand shark (order Lamniformes) that lived between about 66 and 41 million years ago.

Evidence: SRC-232Statement code: CLM-ENT0042-IDENTITY-01

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2Paleobiology Database — Odontaspis substriata (Stromer 1910)SRC-232

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