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Asteracanthus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Hybodontiformes

Family
  
Hybodontidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

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Similar
  
Hybodontiformes, Acrodus, Hybodus, Elasmobranchii, Lissodus

Asteracanthus is an extinct genus of Elasmobranchii (sharks belonging to the family Hybodontidae.

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Fossil records

Asteracanthus Hunterian Museum amp Art Gallery Collections GLAHM V3517

This genus is known in the fossil records from the Devonian to the Cretaceous (age range: from 416.0 to 70.6 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata of United States, Iran, Switzerland, Madagascar and Europe.

Species

Species within this genus include:

Asteracanthus Aiguillons Ichthyodorulithes fossiles de Requins Asteracanthus

  • Asteracanthus acutus Agassiz 1837
  • Asteracanthus granulosus Egerton 1854
  • Asteracanthus magnus Agassiz 1838
  • Asteracanthus medius Owen 1869
  • Asteracanthus minor Agassiz 1837
  • Asteracanthus ornatissimus Agassiz 1837
  • Asteracanthus papillosus Egerton 1854
  • Asteracanthus semisulcatus Agassiz 1837
  • Asteracanthus siderius Leidy 1870
  • Asteracanthus somaensis Yabe 1902
  • Asteracanthus tenuis Agassiz 1838

    • Asteracanthus Fossil material from the study site of Porrentruy a Figure

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    Asteracanthus Asteracanthus Fossiles des 2 Charentes

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    Asteracanthus Asteracanthus Fossiles des 2 Charentes

    References

    Asteracanthus Wikipedia
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