Acrodus Temporal range:
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Partial articulated dentition | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | † Hybodontiformes |
Family: | † Acrodontidae |
Genus: | †
Acrodus Agassiz in Alberti, 1834 [1] |
Acrodus (from Greek: άκρος ákros, 'high' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') [2] is an extinct genus of hybodont spanning from the Early Triassic [3] to the Late Jurassic. [4] (The Early Cretaceous species "Acrodus" nitidus affinity to the genus is questionable. [5]) It was durophagous, with blunt, broad teeth designed for crushing and grinding. [6] Some Middle Triassic species have been suggested to have grown to lengths of 1.8–2.5 metres (5.9–8.2 ft). [7] Species are known from both marine and freshwater environments, with all Middle and Late Jurassic species only known from freshwater. [4]
Acrodus Temporal range:
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Partial articulated dentition | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | † Hybodontiformes |
Family: | † Acrodontidae |
Genus: | †
Acrodus Agassiz in Alberti, 1834 [1] |
Acrodus (from Greek: άκρος ákros, 'high' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') [2] is an extinct genus of hybodont spanning from the Early Triassic [3] to the Late Jurassic. [4] (The Early Cretaceous species "Acrodus" nitidus affinity to the genus is questionable. [5]) It was durophagous, with blunt, broad teeth designed for crushing and grinding. [6] Some Middle Triassic species have been suggested to have grown to lengths of 1.8–2.5 metres (5.9–8.2 ft). [7] Species are known from both marine and freshwater environments, with all Middle and Late Jurassic species only known from freshwater. [4]