Anisopleurodontis

Anisopleurodontis; Temporal range: Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	† Eugeneodontiformes
Family:	† incertae sedis
Genus:	† Anisopleurodontis ; da Silva Santos, 1994
Species:	†A. pricei
Binomial name
	†Anisopleurodontis pricei; da Silva Santos 1994

Last updated May 22, 2025

Anisopleurodontis is a genus of prehistoric, shark-like holocephalan, the remains of which have been discovered in the Pedra de Fogo Formation of Brazil.^[1] There is one known species, A. pricei. As a member of the Holocephali, it is distantly related to modern chimaeras and ratfish.^[2]

References

1 2 3 da Silva Santos, Rubens "Paleoictiofáunula da Formação Pedra de Fogo, Bacia do Parnaiba, NE do Brasil: II. Eugeneodontida-Agassizodontidae." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 66.4 (1994): 413-424.
↑ Angielczyk, Ken (25 April 2012). "A Curious Tooth Collection". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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[da_Silva_Santos-1] 1 2 3 da Silva Santos, Rubens "Paleoictiofáunula da Formação Pedra de Fogo, Bacia do Parnaiba, NE do Brasil: II. Eugeneodontida-Agassizodontidae." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 66.4 (1994): 413-424.

[2] Angielczyk, Ken (25 April 2012). "A Curious Tooth Collection". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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