Coccodontidae
| Coccodontidae Temporal range: Lower Cenomanian[1] | |
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| Coccodus insignis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Order: | Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | Coccodontidae |
| Genera | |
Coccodontidae is an extinct family of extinct pycnodontid fish that lived during the lower Cenomanian.[1] The various genera had massive, curved spines.
The family is composed of two genera, the type genus Coccodus, and Hensodon. Originally, the family also contained the genera Trewavasia and Ichthyoceros, with Trewavasia thought to be the sister genus of Hensodon. Later, Trewavasia and Ichthyoceros were moved to a separate, but closely related family, "Trewavasiidae."
See also
References
- 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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