Copodontidae
Extinct family of cartilaginous fishes
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Copodontidae is an extinct family of holocephalans (historically referred to as bradyodonts)[1] known from the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods. It is the only family of the order Copodontiformes. The order and family are named for the type genus, Copodus.[2]
| Copodontidae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Copodontiformes Obruchev. 1953 |
| Family: | †Copodontidae Davis, 1883 |
| Type genus | |
| Copodus Morris and Roberts, 1862 | |
| Type species | |
| Psammodus cornatus Davis, 1843 | |
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