Anomotodon

Anomotodon is an extinct genus of shark related to the extant goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni). The distribution of Anomotodon fossils is worldwide, in formations indicating that members of the genus lived from the Early Cretaceous epoch through the Eocene epoch, and perhaps through the Oligocene as well.^[1] Described species include A. novus, A. plicatus, A. principalis, and A. multidenticula.^[2]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Chondrichthyes

Subclass:Elasmobranchii

Division:Selachii

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Anomotodon Temporal range: Early Cretaceous to Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil tooth of A. novus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Selachii
Order:	Lamniformes
Family:	Mitsukurinidae
Genus:	†Anomotodon Arambourg, 1952
Species
A. cravenensis A. genaulti A. hermani A. kozlovi A. laevis A. multidenticulata A. novus A. plicatus A. principialis A. sheppeyensis A. toddi

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