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Anisopleurodontis Temporal range: Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	†Eugeneodontiformes
Family:	†incertae sedis
Genus:	†Anisopleurodontis da Silva Santos, 1994
Species:	†A. pricei
Binomial name
†Anisopleurodontis pricei da Silva Santos 1994

Anisopleurodontis is a genus of prehistoric, shark-like holocephalan, the remains of which have been discovered in the Pedra de Fogo Formation of Brazil. There is one known species, A. pricei. As a member of the Holocephali, it is distantly related to modern chimaeras and ratfish.

References

1. ^ da Silva Santos, Rubens "Paleoictiofáunula da Formação Pedra de Fogo, Bacia do Parnaiba, NE do Brasil: II. Eugeneodontida-Agassizodontidae." Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 66.4 (1994): 413-424.
2. Angielczyk, Ken (25 April 2012). "A Curious Tooth Collection". New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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