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Paleoichthys 4: 1-9 (2022) List of skeletal material from megatooth sharks (Lamniformes, Otodontidae). Tyler Greenfield Independent researcher. 414 Oakwood Drive, Webster City, IA 50595, USA tgreenfield999@ Abstract Otodontidae is a family of extinct sharks, commonly known as the megatooths, that includes the iconic Otodus megalodon. While isolated teeth are their most abundant fossils, rarer elements of the cranial and postcranial skeleton have also been recovered. Rostral nodes, jaws, and vertebrae are among these elements. This paper presents the first list of otodontid specimens that have skeletal material. It consists of 23 specimens published in the last 135 years. Knowledge of the otodontid skeleton is quantified based on the list. The phylogenetic and taxonomic implications of this material are also discussed. A sister group relationship with lamnids is supported, which is here termed the ‘Lamnoidea hypothesis’. keywords: Cretaceous, Cenozoic, Otodus, Cretalamna, Parotodus, crania, rostral nodes, jaws, vertebrae Introduction The megatooths, family Otodontidae, are a well-known clade of lamniform sharks. The most famous member is the megalodon, Otodus megalodon, which has left its indelible mark on both science and popular culture. This stems from its status as the largest predatory shark ever, with an estimated maximum length of 18–20 meters (Pimiento Balk 2015; Perez et al. 2021). Besides Otodus, the family also includes the genera Cretalamna, Kenolamna, Megalolamna, Palaeocarcharodon, and Parotodus (Siversson et al. 2015; Shimada et al. 2017). Otodontids appeared in the late Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous around 100 Ma (Siversson Machalski 2017) and went extinct during the late Pliocene between 3.6–2.6 Ma (Pimiento