Alethodontus

Alethodontus is an extinct genus of chimaera from the Hettangian stage of the Jurassic period. It is known from a single species, A. bavariensis, known from Germany.[1][2]

Alethodontus
Temporal range: Hettangian
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Alethodontus bavariensis mandibular tooth plate (H) among related genera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Chimaeriformes
Family:
Myriacanthidae
Genus:
Alethodontus

Duffin, 1983

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Fossilworks: Alethodontus bavariensis". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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