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  • Comment: Do not immediately resubmit after draftication. The refs are broken (I would've fixed them, but I don't have access to the original sources) Also poorly written with a uncertain tone. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talkcontribs) 06:29, 8 October 2024 (UTC)


Isurus desori
Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Isurus
Species:
I. desori
Binomial name
Isurus desori
(Agassiz, 1843) Sismonda, 1849
Synonyms
  • Oxyrhina desori (Agassiz, 1843)

Isurus desori or "Desori shark", or "Desori mako shark" is an extinct species of Mako shark, that lived in Oligocene and Middle Miocene, between 34 and 11 million years ago. It measured 4.2 meters (14 ft) long.

Diet

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The Isurus desori hunted squids, fish and marine mammals. The fossil of I. desori was discovery in Chesapeake Bay region.[1]

Taxonomy

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The I. desori belongs to the family Lamnidae. It is classified in the genus Isurus, and it is believed that it was the ancestor of the present-day mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). It is believed to be related to C. hastalis, and C. xiphodon, as well as the Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus).[2] Scientists believe that I. desori belongs to the subfamily Isuridae, where it evolved into the only two contemporary species, I. paucus and I. oxyrinchus, the only surviving species of the genus Isurus. It was once believed that I. desori belonged to the genus Oxyrhina, which is now considered a probably invalid or doubtful genus.

References

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  1. ^ "Fossil Mako (Desori) Teeth". JTS Sharks Teeth.
  2. ^ Agassiz, Louis. "Mako Shark Teeth". 1843. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
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