Orodus

Orodus; Temporal range: late Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) - Early Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	Orodontida
Family:	Orodontidae
Genus:	Orodus
Species
	O. ipeunaensis
Synonyms
	Oreodon;

Orodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish that lived from the late Pennsylvanian to the early Permian in what is now North America. Growing up to 2 m (7 ft) in length, it was quite large for sharks of its time.

Sources

Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives (Marine Biology) by Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, and Michael R. Heithaus
Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils by Rex Buchanan
Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution (Systematics Association Special Volume) by Per Erik Ahlberg

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