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{{Short description| Extinct genus of Chimaera}}
{{Short description| Extinct genus of Chimaera}}
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| image = Myriacanthid Mandibular Tooth Plates.jpg
| image = Myriacanthid Mandibular Tooth Plates.jpg
| image_caption = ''Agkistracanthus mitgelensis'' Mandibular tooth plate (F) among other related genera
| image_caption = ''Agkistracanthus mitgelensis'' Mandibular tooth plate (F) among other related genera
| name = ''Agkistracanthus''
| taxon = Agkistracanthus
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
| ordo = [[Chimaeriformes]]
| familia = [[Myriacanthidae]]
| genus = ''Agkistracanthus''
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Rhaetian |Hettangian }}
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Rhaetian |Hettangian }}
| genus_authority = Duffin & Furrer, 1981
| authority = Duffin & Furrer, 1981
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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 [[United Kingdom|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>
'''''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 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 [[United Kingdom|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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[[Category:Chimaeriformes]]
[[Category:Chimaeriformes]]
[[Category:Fossils of Austria]]
[[Category:Fossils of Austria]]

Revision as of 18:31, 19 September 2020

Agkistracanthus
Temporal range: Rhaetian –Hettangian
File:Myriacanthid Mandibular Tooth Plates.jpg
Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Mandibular tooth plate (F) among other related genera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Chimaeriformes
Family: Myriacanthidae
Genus: Agkistracanthus
Duffin & Furrer, 1981

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 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.