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| image_caption = ''Agkistracanthus mitgelensis'' Mandibular tooth plate (F) among other related genera |
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| taxon = Agkistracanthus |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]] |
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| ordo = [[Chimaeriformes]] |
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| familia = [[Myriacanthidae]] |
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| genus = ''Agkistracanthus'' |
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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Rhaetian |Hettangian }} |
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| 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 |
'''''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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Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Mandibular tooth plate (F) among other related genera | |
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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
- ^ "Agkistracanthus". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ 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.