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When put together they mean "chalk-shark", which refers to chalk deposits from which the species' type specimens were found in. [11] The type species name appendiculata is a feminine form of the Latin word appendiculātus (having an appendage), a reference to the thick bulged roots found in C. appendiculata teeth. [10] The species name lata is ...
O. auriculatus was a large lamniform shark, with the largest individuals reaching a body length of 9.5 metres (31 ft). [3] The tooth length of O. auriculatus is relatively large - from 25 to 114 millimetres (0.98 to 4.49 in). [4]
His real name is Aloysius Bartholamew Sam. [3] He is an adversary of Bugs Bunny and his archenemy alongside Elmer Fudd . [ 4 ] He is commonly depicted as a mean-spirited and extremely aggressive, gunslinging outlaw or cowboy with a hair-trigger temper and an intense hatred of rabbits, Bugs in particular.
It is a Latinisation of the names Alois, Louis, Lewis, Luis, Luigi, Ludwig, and other cognates (traditionally in Medieval Latin as Ludovicus or Chlodovechus), ultimately from Frankish *Hlūdawīg, from Proto-Germanic *Hlūdawīgą ("famous battle"). In the US, the name is rare, with fewer than 0.001% of babies receiving the name since the 1940s.
Otodus megalodon teeth are the largest of any shark, extinct or living, and are among the most sought after types of shark teeth in the world. This shark lived during the late Oligocene epoch and Neogene period, about 28 to 1.5 million years ago, and ranged to a maximum length of 60 ft. [ 13 ] The smallest teeth are only 1.2 cm (0.5 in) in ...
Some parents like the idea of baby names rooted from alcoholic beverages. “Sherry and Brandy, for instance, became hits after they were featured in popular songs,” says Wattenberg, referencing ...
The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [ 2 ] Listed below are extant species of shark.
Batoid gill slits lie under the pectoral fins on the underside, whereas a shark's are on the sides of the head. Most batoids have a flat, mantle-like body, with the exception of the guitarfishes and sawfishes, while most sharks have a spindle-shaped body. Many species of batoid have developed their pectoral fins into broad flat wing-like ...