![]() ![]() However, as there is only one mosasaur, it is not considered to be a threat to the great white shark population on more than a local level. This reptile is large enough to prey on juvenile and adult great whites. Great white sharks had no natural predators other than the orca until the summer of 2016, when a de-extinct Mosasaurus maximus was released into the Gulf of Fernandez it has since been sighted in oceans around the globe. ![]() It is the only known survivor of the genus Carcharodon. This species is believed to have originated roughly 16 million years ago, during the Miocene period, and survives in the modern day. Great whites are also called white pointers the name comes from their distinctively white underbelly, which is visible when the fish charges toward the surface after prey. They are found in oceanic waters around the world, typically near the surface. It is the largest surviving species of macropredatory fish and among the largest surviving fish species. The great white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias) is a species of very large mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae. Great white shark attacking a fur seal off the coast of New Zealand ![]()
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