Asteracanthus
Extinct genus of hybodonts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asteracanthus (from Greek: ἀστήρ aster, 'star' and Greek: ἄκανθα akantha, 'spine')[1] is an extinct genus of hybodont, known from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) to the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian).[2]
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Asteracanthus | |
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Complete skeleton and restoration of Asteracanthus ornatissimus from the Solnhofen Limestone | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | †Hybodontiformes |
Family: | †Hybodontidae |
Genus: | †Asteracanthus Agassiz, 1837 |
Type species | |
Asteracanthus ornatissimus Agassiz, 1837 |
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