Acrorhizodus

Acrorhizodus
Temporal range: Aptian –Albian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Hybodontiformes
Genus: Acrorhizodus
Cappetta, 2006
Type species
Acrorhizodus khoratensis
Cappetta, 2006

Acrorhizodus is an extinct genus of hybodont chondrichthyan currently containing only the species: Acrorhizodus khoratensis. It is known from the Albian to Aptian aged Khok Kruat formation of the Khok Pha Suam locality near the town of Sri Muang Mai, Thailand. It displays a mix of features which sets it apart from all hybodont families currently known.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Cappetta, Henri; Buffetaut, Eric; Cuny, Gilles; Suteethorn, Varavudh (2006). "A New Elasmobranch Assemblage from the Lower Cretaceous of Thailand". Palaeontology. 49 (3): 547–555. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00555.x. ISSN 1475-4983. S2CID 129380407.
  2. ^ Cuny, G.; Suteethorn, V.; Kamha, S.; Buffetaut, E. (2008). "Hybodont sharks from the lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand, and hybodont diversity during the Early Cretaceous". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 295: 93–107. doi:10.1144/sp295.7. S2CID 128765264.