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'''''Agkistracanthus''''' is an extinct [[genus]] of [[Chimaera]] from the [[Mesozoic|Mesozoic era]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agkistracanthus|url=https://www.mindat.org/taxon-P34791.html|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.mindat.org}}</ref> It currently contains a singular 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 palantine, symphyseal, and mandibular structures.<ref>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.</ref>
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Agkistracanthus
Temporal range: Rhaetian –Hettangian
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Agkistracanthus

Duffin & Furrer, 1981

Agkistracanthus is an extinct genus of Chimaera from the Mesozoic era.[1] It currently contains a singular 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 palantine, symphyseal, and mandibular structures.[2]

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.