Anisopleurodontis
Genus of sharks
| Anisopleurodontis Temporal range: Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | †Eugeneodontiformes |
| Family: | †incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Anisopleurodontis 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 member of Holocephali, the remains of which have been discovered in the Pedra de Fogo Formation of Brazil. There is only one species, the type species, A. pricei. It is a member of the Holocephali, the group that includes chimaeras and ratfish.[2]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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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