Palaeorhincodon


Palaeorhincodon is an extinct genus of prehistoric whale shark from the Paleocene and Eocene periods. It had a similar distribution range of modern whale sharks with teeth from Palaeorhincodon being found in warm water areas such as North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It's teeth are very small being only 3 millimeters in height. There are up to 300 files of teeth in each jaw of Palaeorhincodon.

Ecology

Palaeorhicodon presumedly behaved similarly to extant whale sharks, feeding on plankton, and larger pelagic animals like small crustaceans, fish and squid.