Aztecodus
Extinct genus of Cartilaginous fish
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Aztecodus is an extinct genus of Chondrichthyian from the Devonian period.[1] It is named for middle to late Devonian-aged Aztec Siltstone of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica which produces this genus. It currently contains a singular species, A. harmsenae. It is named for sedimentologist Dr. Fraka Harmsen. It has unique teeth which are broad with widely divergent cusps separated by a crenulated cutting edge.[2] Anareodus statei may be a junior synonym to this genus and species.[3]
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| Order: | Omalodontiformes |
| Family: | Aztecodontidae |
| Genus: | Aztecodus Long & Young, 1995 |
