Crassodontidanus

Extinct genus of sharks

Crassodontidanus
Temporal range: Sinemurian–Hauterivian
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Crassodontidanidae
Genus: Crassodontidanus
Kriwet & Klug, 2011

Crassodontidanus is an extinct genus of sharks and the sole member of the family Crassodontidanidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extinct species.[1]

Species

  • Crassodontidanus serratus Fraas, 1855
  • Crassodontidanus wiedenrothi Thies, 1983

References

  1. ^ A new Jurassic cow shark (Chondrichthyes, Hexanchiformes) with comments on Jurassic hexanchiform systematics. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 104 (Suppl. 1): 107-114
Taxon identifiers
Crassodontidanus


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