Cladoselachidae

Cladoselachidae
Temporal range: Devonian-Permian
A reconstruction of Cladoselache
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Cladoselachiformes
Family: Cladoselachidae
Genera
  • Cladolepis
  • Deirolepis
  • Ohiolepis
  • Pristicladodus
  • Iberolepis
  • Lunalepis
  • Cladodus
  • Cladodoides
  • Cladoselache

Cladoselachidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fishes and among the earliest predecessors of modern sharks. They are the only members of the order Cladoselachiformes and were characterized by having an elongated body with a spine in each of the two dorsal fins.

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