Acrorhizodus
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| Acrorhizodus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| 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 Si Mueang Mai, Thailand. It displays a mix of features which sets it apart from all hybodont families currently known.[1][2]
