Carcharodon hastalis

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Carcharodon hastalis is an extinct species of mackerel shark that lived between thirty and one million years ago during the late Oligocene to the Early Pleistocene epochs. The maximum adult length is estimated between 5–7 m (16–23 ft) or 8.22 m (27.0 ft). Its teeth can reach lengths up 7.5 centimeters (3.0 in) and are found worldwide. It is believed to be an ancestor to the modern day great white shark, an argument supported by the transitional species Carcharodon hubbelli.

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