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Sphenodus

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143: 104: 122: 437: 337:"A Synoptic Review of the Cartilaginous Fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali, Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätten of Southern Germany: Taxonomy, Diversity, and Faunal Relationships" 335:
Villalobos-Segura, Eduardo; Stumpf, Sebastian; Türtscher, Julia; Jambura, Patrick L.; Begat, Arnaud; López-Romero, Faviel A.; Fischer, Jan; Kriwet, Jürgen (March 2023).
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from the Late Jurassic of Germany are known from skeletons. These suggest that it was relatively large, with a body length of 2–3 metres (6.6–9.8 ft), with a
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consist of a single long, narrow central cusp, with much smaller lateral cusplets. Species of
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body with a single dorsal fin placed posteriorly without a fin spine. The teeth of
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Kanno, Shiori; Nakajima, Yasuhisa; Hikida, Yoshinori; Sato, Tamaki (2017-04-01).
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is an extinct genus of shark. It is placed as a member of the extinct family
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CUSUMANO, Antonio; D'ARPA, Carolina; DUFFIN, Christopher J. (2021).
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are thought to have been actively swimming predators.
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Orthacodontidae
Sphenodus
Type species
Orthacodontidae
Synechodontiformes
Hexanchiformes
Early Jurassic
Sinemurian
Paleocene

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