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Orodus

Orodus
Temporal range: late Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) - early Permian
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Orodontida
Family: Orodontidae
Genus: Orodus
Species

O. ipeunaensis

Synonyms
  • Oreodon

O. ipeunaensis

Orodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish that lived from the late Pennsylvanian to the early Permian in what is now North America. Growing up to 2 m (7 ft) in length, it was quite large for sharks of its time.


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