- Orodus
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Orodus
Temporal range: late Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) - early PermianScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orodontida Family: Orodontidae Genus: Orodus Species O. ipeunaensis
Synonyms - Oreodon
Orodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish that lived from the late Pennsylvanian to the early Permian in what is now North America.
Sources
- Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past) by Pat Vickers Rich, Thomas Hewitt Rich, Francesco Coffa, and Steven Morton
- Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives (Marine Biology) by Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, and Michael R. Heithaus
- Kansas Geology: An Introduction to Landscapes, Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils by Rex Buchanan
- Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution (Systematics Association Special Volume) by Per Erik Ahlberg
External links
- Orodus in the Paleobiology Database
Categories:- Carboniferous fish
- Orodontidae
- Permian fish
- Prehistoric fish of North America
- Prehistoric fish stubs
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