Arpagodus

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Arpagodus
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Eugeneodontiformes
Family: Agassizodontidae
Genus: Arpagodus
St. John & Worthen, 1875

Arpagodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodont fish from the Carboniferous period. It currently contains only the species A. rectangulus. It is known mainly from the Pennsylvanian subperiod, such as the early Pennsylvanian of Russia and the late Pennsylvanian of Raytown Limestone Formation of Kansas, USA. [1] [2]

References

  1. "Arpagodus". naka.na.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. "Arpagodus retangulus". The Fossil Forum. Retrieved 2020-09-23.