- The
Edestidae are a
poorly known,
extinct family of shark-like
eugeneodontid holocephalid cartilaginous fish.
Similar to the
related family Helicoprionidae...
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commonly placed within the
families Helicoprionidae ("spiral saws"), and
Edestidae ("those
which devour"), the
former containing the
genera Helicoprion,...
- ISBN 978-3-437-30337-1. Nielsen, Egil (30
August 1952). "On new or
little known Edestidae from the
Permian and Tri****ic of East Greenland".
Meddelelser om Grønland...
- into two
families based on the
style of the dentition. One family, the
Edestidae, has
relatively short tooth blades with
roots which incline backwards...
- the
Helicoprionidae family but the more
recent authors have put it in
Edestidae. "†Helicampodus
Branson 1935 (chimaera)". Fossilworks.org.
Retrieved 25...
- Bed An
acrodontid hybodontiform shark. Only
known from
isolated teeth Edestidae Gen. et sp. indet. Brev****fjellet
Myalina Bed A
eugeneodont holocephalian...
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Animalia Phylum:
Chordata class:
Chondrichthyes Subclass:
Holocephali Order: †Eugeneodontida Family: †
Edestidae Genus: †Protopirata Trautschold, 1888...
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Chondrichthyes Subclass:
Holocephali Order: †Eugeneodontida Family: †
Edestidae Genus: †Edestus Leidy, 1856
Species E.
vorax Leidy, 1856 E.
minor Newberry...
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Chondrichthyes Subclass:
Holocephali Order: †Eugeneodontida Family: †
Edestidae Genus: †Lestrodus Obruchev, 1953 Species: †L. newtoni
Binomial name †Lestrodus...
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Chondrichthyes Subclass:
Holocephali Order: †Eugeneodontida Family: †
Edestidae Genus: †Parahelicampodus Nielsen, 1952 Type
species †Parahelicampodus...
