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Parahelicampodus

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Genus of extinct shark-like fish

Parahelicampodus
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 260 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: †Eugeneodontida
Family: †Edestidae
Genus: †Parahelicampodus
Nielsen, 1952
Type species
†Parahelicampodus sparcki

Parahelicampodus is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish. Fossils of Parahelicampodus have been uncovered in Eastern Greenland, which date to the Late Permian period.

References

  1. "Parahelicampodus ✝". mindat.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Parahelicampodus


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