Anomotodon

Anomotodon
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Mitsukurinidae
Genus: †Anomotodon
Arambourg, 1952
Species

A. cravenensis
A. genaulti
A. hermani
A. kozlovi
A. laevis
A. multidenticulata
A. novus
A. plicatus
A. principialis
A. sheppeyensis
A. toddi

Anomotodon is an extinct genus of shark related to the extant goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni). The distribution of Anomotodon fossils is worldwide, in formations indicating that members of the genus lived from the Early Cretaceous epoch through the Eocene epoch, and perhaps through the Oligocene as well.[1] Described species include A. novus, A. plicatus, A. principalis, and A. multidenticula.[2]

  1. ^ Bourdon, Jim. "Anomotodon". Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. ^ "Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: Anomotodon". Retrieved 2009-03-06.