Stethacanthus
Sign in to saveStethacanthus is an extinct genus of shark-like cartilaginous fish which lived from the Late Devonian to Late Carboniferous epoch, dying out around 298.9 million years ago. Fossils have been found in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Stethacanthus is referenced by 161 other articles, and connects out to fin, Xenacanthiformes and Ctenacanthiformes.
Vinony files it under Carboniferous cartilaginous fish, Devonian cartilaginous fish and Fossil taxa described in 1889.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Symmoriida
- Image
- Stethacanthus1DB.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stethacanthus
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Stethacanthus
- start time
- 382700000-
- end time
- 298900000-
- temporal range start
- Devonian
- temporal range end
- Carboniferous
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Spine-brush complex
- Pectoral fin whip
- Teeth and denticles
- Pelvic girdles and claspers
- Caudal fin
- Paleobiology
- History
- Classification
- See also
- References
- External links
Stethacanthus is an extinct genus of shark-like cartilaginous fish which lived from the Late Devonian to Late Carboniferous epoch, dying out around 298.9 million years ago. Fossils have been found in Australia, Asia, Europe and North America.
==Etymology==
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