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The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) [3] is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large apex predator, with females capable of attaining a length of over 5 m (16 ft 5 in). [4]
Galeocerdo is a genus of ground shark.Only a single species, G. cuvier, the tiger shark, is extant. [1] The earliest fossils date back to the early Eocene epoch, (), around 56–47.8 Million years ago. [2]
Galeocerdo alabamensis is an extinct relative of the modern tiger shark. Nomenclature of this shark has been debated, and recent literature identified it more closely with the Physogaleus genus of prehistoric shark, rather than Galeocerdo. The classification of Physogaleus is known as tiger-like sharks while Galeocerdo refers to
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Physogaleus teeth reach a maximum size that is smaller than that of true tiger sharks, and they lack the heavy serrations typical of Galeocerdo. They are also are more slender and the central cusp can be somewhat twisted toward the crown. This indicates individuals of Physogaleus probably had a diet of bony fish, similar to the living sand ...
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