Angustidontidae
Extinct family of crustaceans
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Angustidontidae is an extinct family of eucarid crustaceans and the sole representatives of the order Angustidontida. They were predators ranging in size from about 4 to 9 cm (1.6 to 3.5 in) in length and lived during the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous periods.[1]
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Malacostraca
Order:†Angustidontida
Gueriau, Charbonnier & Clément, 2014
Gueriau, Charbonnier & Clément, 2014
Family:†Angustidontidae
Cooper, 1936
Cooper, 1936
| Angustidontidae Temporal range: Frasnian-Early Carboniferous, | |
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| Reconstruction of Angustidontus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | †Angustidontida Gueriau, Charbonnier & Clément, 2014 |
| Family: | †Angustidontidae Cooper, 1936 |
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They were some of the earliest Eucarids to develop maxillipeds, modified from the first or second thoracopods.[1] They were originally considered eurypterids, but later their possible relationship with decapods was established.[1][2]
