Anisopleurodontis

Anisopleurodontis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: †Eugeneodontiformes
Family: †incertae sedis
Genus: †
da Silva Santos, 1994[1]
Species:
†A. pricei
Binomial name
†Anisopleurodontis pricei
da Silva Santos 1994[1]

Anisopleurodontis is a genus of prehistoric, shark-like holocephalan, the remains of which have been discovered in the Pedra de Fogo Formation of Brazil.[1] There is one known species, A. pricei. As a member of the Holocephali, it is distantly related to modern chimaeras and ratfish.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c da Silva Santos, Rubens "Paleoictiofáunula da Formação Pedra de Fogo, Bacia do Parnaiba, NE do Brasil: II. Eugeneodontida-Agassizodontidae." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 66.4 (1994): 413-424.
  2. ^ Angielczyk, Ken (25 April 2012). "A Curious Tooth Collection". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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