Carcharodon
Carcharodon is a genus of sharks within the family Lamnidae. The only extant member of the genus is the great white shark. Extinct members of the genus include Carcharodon caifassii and Carcharodon hubbelli. Carcharocles megalodon is still argued by some paleontologists to be a close relative of Carcharodon carcharias. The megalodon's scientific name was originally 'Carcharodon' megalodon, but more recently, the giant shark has been assigned by most scientists to the genus Carcharocles.
The name of the genus comes from the Greek for “sharp/jagged tooth”. A genus of carnivorous dinosaur, with similarly-shaped teeth to Carcharodon sharks was given the name Carcharodontosaurus.
