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Cladodus

Synonyms: Cladodus conicus; Cladodus curvus; Cladodus milleri; Cladodus parvus

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0