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Cladodus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Order
  
Cladoselachiformes

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Cladoselachidae

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Similar
  
Ctenacanthus, Elasmobranchii, Petalodus, Symmorium, Orodus

Cladodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes in the family Cladoselachidae. As the name implies, they are a type of cladodont, primitive sharks with teeth designed to snag fish and swallow them whole, instead of sawing off chunks to swallow.

Fossils of Cladodus have been found in Barkip, Scotland and in the Pitkin Formation (Carboniferous period) in Arkansas, United States.

Species

  • †Cladodus alternatus St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Cladodus angulatus Newberry & Worthen, 1866
  • †Cladodus bellifer St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Cladodus divaricatus Trautschold, 1874
  • †Cladodus elegans Newberry & Worthen, 1870 Remains (braincase and a tooth) have been found in Scotland (Clackmannan Group).
  • †Cladodus eriensis Bryant, 1935
  • †Cladodus formosus Hay, 1902
  • †Cladodus marginatus Agassiz, 1843
  • †Cladodus mirabilis Agassiz, 1843 (type species)
  • †Cladodus pandatus St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Cladodus springeri St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Cladodus vanhornei St. John & Worthen, 1875
  • †Cladodus yunnanensis Pan, 1964

    • References

    Cladodus Wikipedia
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