Parahelicampodus

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Parahelicampodus
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian, 260 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Eugeneodontida
Family: Edestidae
Genus: Parahelicampodus
Nielsen, 1952
Type species
†Parahelicampodus sparcki

Parahelicampodus is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish. Fossils of Parahelicampodus have been uncovered in Eastern Greenland, which date to the Late Permian period.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Parahelicampodus ✝". mindat.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.