Acrodus
Acrodus Temporal range: Triassic | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | โ Hybodontiformes |
Family: | Acrodontidae |
Genus: | Acrodus Agassiz, 1837 |
Acrodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Triassic. The species Acrodus anningiae was named in honor of pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning.
Sources
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 199)