Hybodus
Extinct genus of shark-like hybodont / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hybodus (from Greek: ύβος hybos, 'crooked' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth')[2] is an extinct genus of hybodont that lived from the Middle Triassic to the Late Cretaceous periods.[3] Species closely related to the type species Hybodus reticulatus lived during the Early Jurassic epoch.[1] Numerous species have been assigned to Hybodus spanning a large period of time, and it is currently considered a wastebasket taxon that is 'broadly polyphyletic' and requires reexamination.[4][5][1]
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Hybodus | |
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Hybodus hauffianus | |
Life restoration of Hybodus hauffianus, showing male (top) and female (bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | †Hybodontiformes |
Family: | †Hybodontidae |
Genus: | †Hybodus Agassiz, 1837 |
Type species | |
†Hybodus reticulatus Agassiz, 1837 | |
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