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Helicampodus Temporal range: Late Permian - Early Triassic, 254–251.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Holotype specimen of H. kokeni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Holocephali
Order:	†Eugeneodontida
Family:	†Edestidae
Genus:	†Helicampodus Branson, 1935
Species
†Helicampodus egloni †Helicampodus kokeni †Helicampodus qomolangma?

Helicampodus is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish that lived during the Late Permian to Early Triassic period. Fossils of Helicampodus have been found in Asia. The largest teeth of Helicampodus kokeni are about 2.7 cm in length, which points to a maximum size of around 2 m based on its relatives. It was first placed in the Helicoprionidae family but the more recent authors have put it in Edestidae.

References

1. "†Helicampodus Branson 1935 (chimaera)". Fossilworks.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
2. Itano, Wayne. "Helicampodus kokeni". researchgate.net. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
3. "Helicampodus ✝". mindat.org. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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