Chondrenchelys
Chondrenchelys is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish.[1] Chondrenchelys would have been quite a relatively medium-sized fish with an elongated body up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, it had a dorsal fin which was indeed long and a body which tapered to a point. Chondrenchelys had two large pairs of tooth plates in each jaw.[2]
| Chondrenchelys | |
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| Order: | Chondrenchelyiformes |
| Family: | Chondrenchelyidae |
| Genus: | Chondrenchelys Traquair, 1888 |
| Species: | C. problematica |
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| Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair, 1888 | |
See also
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References
- Richard Lund (1982). "Harpagofututor volsellorhinus new genus and species (Chondrichthyes, Chondrenchelyiformes) from the Namurian Bear Gulch Limestone, Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair (Visean), and their sexual dimorphism". Journal of Paleontology. 56 (4): 938โ958. JSTOR 1304712.
- https://sites.google.com/site/palaeocritti/by-group/chondrichthyes/holocephali/chondrenchelys
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