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Arpagodus

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Arpagodus
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Eugeneodontida
Family: Agassizodontidae
Genus: Arpagodus
St. John & Worthen, 1875

Arpagodus is an extinct genus of eugeneodont fish from the Carboniferous period. It currently contains only the species A. rectangulus. It is known mainly from the Pennsylvanian subperiod, such as the early Pennsylvanian of Russia and the late Pennsylvanian of Raytown Limestone Formation of Kansas, USA.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Arpagodus". naka.na.coocan.jp. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. ^ "Arpagodus retangulus". The Fossil Forum. Retrieved 2020-09-23.