Cladodoides wildungensis

Cladodoides is a genus of extinct shark. It appeared in the Frasnian stage of the late Devonian.

Cladodoides wildungensis Temporal range: Late Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	†Ctenacanthiformes
Family:	†Ctenacanthidae
Genus:	†Cladodoides
Species:	†C. wildungensis
Binomial name
†Cladodoides wildungensis Maisey 2001

It has a well-described braincase and brain cavity, and has greatly informed our understanding of the skull, brain, nerves, and jaws of early sharks. Cladodoides is likely a cladodont shark. Remains have been found in Germany.

References

Sources

• Maisey, John (2005). "Braincase of the Upper Devonian Shark Cladodoides Wildungensis (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii), with Observations on the Braincase in Early Chondrichthyans". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 288: 1–103. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)288<0001:BOTUDS>2.0.CO;2.