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It has been thought that megalodon became extinct around the end of the Pliocene, about 2.6 Mya; [21] [22] claims of Pleistocene megalodon teeth, younger than 2.6 million years old, are considered unreliable. [22] A 2019 assessment moves the extinction date back to earlier in the Pliocene, 3.6 Mya. [23]
Brachysuchus (meaning "wide crocodile") is an extinct genus of phytosaur known from the late Triassic period (Carnian stage) of Dockum Group in Texas, United States.It is known from the holotype UMMP 10336 [1] is composed of a skull, lower jaws and partial postcranium and from the associated paratype UMMP 14366, nearly complete skull, recovered from the 'Pre-Tecovas Horizon' in the Dockum Group.
It is now widely accepted that the devastation and climate disruption resulting from the impact was the primary cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, a mass extinction of 75% of plant and animal species on Earth, including all non-avian dinosaurs.
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There are around 200 volcanoes in Texas that have been extinct for millions of years, making them unlikely to erupt again, because the volcano no longer has a magma supply.
Otodontidae is an extinct family of sharks belonging to the order Lamniformes.Its members have been described as megatoothed sharks. [1] [2] They lived from the Early Cretaceous to the Pliocene, and included genera such as Otodus, including the giant megalodon. [3]
Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon. [citation needed] †Paluxysaurus jonesi – type locality for species. Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon proteles. [citation needed] †Paluxysuchus – type locality for genus †Paluxysuchus newmani – type locality for species †Panis; Panopea †Pappotherium – type ...