Agassizodontidae Temporal range: 360–251 Ma Early Carboniferous to Permian |
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Helicoprion bessonovi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | †Eugeneodontida |
Family: | Agassizodontidae Zangerl, 1981 |
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The Agassizodontidae are an extinct and poorly known family of bizarre sharks. They possessed a unique "tooth-whorl" on the symphysis of the lower jaw as well as pectoral fins supported by long radials.