Petalodus

Petalodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Pennsylvanian to the Permian.

Petalodus
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian–Permian
P. ohioensis tooth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Petalodontiformes
Family: Petalodontidae
Genus: Petalodus
Owen, 1840

Sources

  • Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 198)


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