Biology:Agkistracanthus
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Short description: Extinct genus of Chimaera
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Scientific classification 
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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 United Kingdom . It is known mostly from isolated and fragmentary material, including fin spines as well as palatine, symphyseal, and mandibular structures.[2]
References
- ↑ "Agkistracanthus". https://www.mindat.org/taxon-P34791.html.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q99775221 entry
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