Life restoration
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| Fossil specimen (FMNH PF 2201) of O. greggi, Field Museum of Natural History | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | †Orodontida |
| Family: | †Orodontidae |
| Genus: | †Orodus Agassiz, 1838 |
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Orodus (from Greek: ωραίος oraíos, 'beautiful' and Greek: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth')[1] is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish that lived from the late Pennsylvanian to the early Permian in what is now North America. Most species in the genus grew to around 2 m (7 ft) in length. However, one species, O ramosus, which is mainly known from teeth, has been estimated to reach lengths of around 10-12 meters. It was a member of the holocephali subclass, meaning that it was more closely related to chimaeras and their relatives (eugeneodonts, petalodonts, etc), and not elasmobranchs like sharks and rays.
References
- ↑ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 126. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Sources
- Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
- Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives (Marine Biology) by Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, and Michael R. Heithaus
- Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils by Rex Buchanan
- Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution (Systematics Association Special Volume) by Per Erik Ahlberg
External links
- Orodus in the Paleobiology Database
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