Agassizodontidae
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| Agassizodontidae Temporal range: 360–251 Ma Early Carboniferous to Permian |
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| Helicoprion bessonovi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | †Eugeneodontida |
| Family: | Agassizodontidae Zangerl, 1981 |
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The Agassizodontidae are an extinct and poorly known family of bizarre sharks. They possessed a unique "tooth-whorl" on the symphysis of the lower jaw as well as pectoral fins supported by long radials.
[edit] External links
- Palaeos Vertebrates 70.100 Chondrichthyes: Eugnathostomata at paleos.com
- JSTOR: Journal of PaleontologyVol. 70, No. 1 (Jan., 1996), pp. 162-165
- More about Chondrichthyes at Denovian Times
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