Cladoselachidae
Appearance
Cladoselachidae Temporal range:
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A reconstruction of Cladoselache | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Eugnathostomata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Holocephali |
Order: | †Cladoselachiformes |
Family: | †Cladoselachidae Dean, 1894 |
Genera | |
Cladoselachidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fishes and among the earliest predecessors of modern sharks. They are the only members of the order Cladoselachiformes and were characterized by having an elongated body with a spine in each of the two dorsal fins.
References
- Cladoselachiformes, Dictionary of Zoology (1999).
- Evolution and paleontology (fish). Animal Aqua.