It is believed to be an ancestor to the modern day great white shark, an argument supported by the transitional species Carcharodon hubbelli.

Taxonomy

A study on the phylogenetic relationship between Carcharodon hastalis and Carcharodon carcharias concluded that there is indeed a putative sister species of C. carcharias distinct from C. hastalis and proposed the taxon Carcharodon plicatilis

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