Polysentor

Polysentor
	Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	Polysentoriformes
Family:	Polysentoridae
Genus:	Polysentor; Zangerl, 1979
Species:	P. gorbairdi
Binomial name
	Polysentor gorbairdi; Zangerl, 1979

Last updated August 17, 2025

Polysentor gorbairdi is an extinct holocephalian that lived during the Pennsylvanian. It is a member of the Mazon Creek fauna of Illinois.^[1]

References

↑ Zangerl, R. 1979. New Chondrichthyes from the Mazon Creek fauna (Pennsylvanian) of Illinois. Mazon Creek Fossils 449-500.

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[1] Zangerl, R. 1979. New Chondrichthyes from the Mazon Creek fauna (Pennsylvanian) of Illinois. Mazon Creek Fossils 449-500.

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