International Journal of Oceanography

Research Article

Eocene (Lutetian) Shark-Rich Coastal Paleoenvironments of the Southern North Sea Basin in Europe: Biodiversity of the Marine Fürstenau Formation Including Early White and Megatooth Sharks

Table 3

Shark species from the Dalum site based on the number of identifiable teeth >4 mm.
SharksQuantityTime range
Striatolamia macrota5,901Paleocene-Eocene
Carcharodon auriculatus455Middle/Upper Eocene
Isurus praecursor179Lower/Middle Eocene
Sylvestrilamia teretidens95Eocene
Hypotodus verticalis64Eocene
Carcharocles subserratus48Lower Eocene
Otodus obliquus47Paleocene-Lower Eocene
Jaeckelotodus robustus46Lower/Middle Eocene
Brachycarcharias lerichei36Eocene
Jaeckelotodus trigonalis33Lower/Middle Eocene
Carcharocles sokolovi13Middle Eocene-Lower Oligocene
Carcharias sp.12Eocene
Anomotodon novus5Eocene
Isurolamia affinis4Eocene
Galeocerdo latidens3Eocene
Pachygaleus lefevrei2Eocene
Xiphodolamia ensis1Eocene
Usakias wardi1Eocene
Odontaspis winkleri1Eocene
Total6,946
Selachii Indet.6,737
Total number of teeth13,683