Agkistracanthus

Agkistracanthus; Temporal range: Rhaetian –Hettangian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Agkistracanthus mitgelensis Mandibular tooth plate (F) among other related genera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
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.

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[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.