Agkistracanthus

Agkistracanthus is an extinct genus of chimaera from the Mesozoic era.^[1] It currently contains a single species, A. mitgelensis. It is known from the Rhaetian to Hettangian epochs, spanning the transition from the Triassic to Jurassic period. Fossils from this genus are known from Switzerland, Austria, and Britain. It is known mostly from isolated and fragmentary material, including fin spines as well as palatine, symphyseal, and mandibular structures.^[2]

Agkistracanthus Temporal range: Rhaetian –Hettangian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	Chimaeriformes
Family:	Myriacanthidae
Genus:	Agkistracanthus Duffin & Furrer, 1981

References

1. "Agkistracanthus". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
2. Duffin, C. J., & Milan, J. (2017). A new myriacanthid holocephalian from the Early Jurassic of Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark, 65, 161-170.