Helicampodus
Temporal range: Late Permian - Early Triassic,
Holotype specimen of H. kokeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: †Eugeneodontida
Family: †Edestidae
Genus: †Helicampodus
Species
  • †Helicampodus egloni
  • †Helicampodus kokeni
  • †Helicampodus qomolangma

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

  1. ↑ "†Helicampodus Branson 1935 (chimaera)". Fossilworks.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Itano, Wayne. "Helicampodus kokeni". researchgate.net. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Helicampodus ✝". mindat.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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