Ctenacanthidae

Ctenacanthidae; Temporal range: 407.6–201.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Emsian—Triassic
	Fossil of Ctenacanthus costellatus, illustration in the Geological magazine (1884).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	†Ctenacanthiformes
Superfamily:	†Ctenacanthoidea
Family:	†Ctenacanthidae; Dean, 1909
Type genus
	†Ctenacanthus; Agassiz, 1837
Genera
	†Acondylacanthus; †Amelacanthus; †; †; †Ctenacanthus; †Dracopristis; †; †Glikmanius; †;

Ctenacanthidae is an extinct family of prehistoric sharks in the order Ctenacanthiformes.^[2] Species of the different genera are found in strata ranging from Devonian to Triassic, with a worldwide distribution.

References[]

^ B. Dean, 1909, Studies on fossil fishes (sharks, chimaeroids and arthrodires. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Part V, v 9: 211–287
^ "Ctenacanthidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

External links[]

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[1] B. Dean, 1909, Studies on fossil fishes (sharks, chimaeroids and arthrodires. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, Part V, v 9: 211–287

[2] "Ctenacanthidae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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Ctenacanthidae Temporal range: 407.6–201.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Emsian—Triassic

Fossil of Ctenacanthus costellatus, illustration in the Geological magazine (1884).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Order:	†Ctenacanthiformes
Superfamily:	†Ctenacanthoidea
Family:	†Ctenacanthidae Dean, 1909^[1]
Type genus
†Ctenacanthus Agassiz, 1837
Genera
†Acondylacanthus †Amelacanthus † † †Ctenacanthus †Dracopristis † †Glikmanius †