Biology:Helicampodus
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Short description: Genus of fossil fishes
| Helicampodus | |
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| Holotype specimen of H. kokeni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Eugeneodontida |
| Family: | †Edestidae |
| Genus: | †Helicampodus |
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Helicampodus is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish that lived during the Late Permian to Early Triassic period. Fossils of Helicampodus have been found in Asia.[1] The largest teeth of Helicampodus kokeni are about 2.7 cm in length, which points to a maximum size of around 2 m based on its relatives.[2] It was first placed in the Helicoprionidae family but the more recent authors have put it in Edestidae.[3]
References
- ↑ "†Helicampodus Branson 1935 (chimaera)". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=34458.
- ↑ Itano, Wayne. "Helicampodus kokeni". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Holotype-of-Helicampodus-kokeni-Branson-1935-Distal-side-view-of-symphyseal-tooth_fig2_275831627.
- ↑ "Helicampodus ✝". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4825214.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q108081484 entry
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