Definition of Gyrodus. Meaning of Gyrodus. Synonyms of Gyrodus

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Definition of Gyrodus

Gyrodus
Gyrodus Gyr"o*dus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? round + ? tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct o["o]litic fishes, having rounded teeth in several rows adapted for crushing.

Meaning of Gyrodus from wikipedia

- Gyrodus (from Gr****: γύρος gyros, 'curved' and Gr****: ὀδούς odoús 'tooth') is an extinct genus of pycnodontiform ray-finned fish that lived from the middle...
- ****igned to ray-finned fishes such as the halecomorphs Lepidotes, Propterus, Gyrodus, Mesturus, Proscinetes, Caturus, Ophiopsis and Ophiopsiella, the pachycormids...
- 1858 [Propenser Applegate, 1970] Family Gyrodontidae Berg, 1940 Genus Gyrodus Ag****iz, 1833 Family Mesturidae Nursall, 1996 Genus Mesturus Wagner, 1862...
- replaced by Proscinetes. In 1949, Saint-Seine referred to the species as Gyrodus, but though it didn't belong to that genus. In, 2002, Poyato-Ariza and...
- Acrorhinichthys Apomesodon Arduafrons Athrodon Grimmenodon Gyrodus Macromesodon Paramesturus Piranhamesodon Thurmondella Mesturidae Mesturus Micropycnodon...
- long, twice lesser than Xiphactinus. The largest known pycnodontiform was Gyrodus circularis, with length up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in). The Late Cretaceous Bawitius...
- Indeterminate Dorset Housed at the etches collection, discovered by Steve Etches Gyrodus Indeterminate Dorset Housed at the etches collection, discovered by Steve...
- Painten Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation Several complete specimens Gyrodus G. circularis Eichstätt, Painten Altmühltal Formation, Torleite Formation...
- Acrorhinichthys Apomesodon Arduafrons Athrodon Grimmenodon Gyrodus Macromesodon Paramesturus Piranhamesodon Thurmondella Mesturidae Mesturus Micropycnodon...
- Acrorhinichthys Apomesodon Arduafrons Athrodon Grimmenodon Gyrodus Macromesodon Paramesturus Piranhamesodon Thurmondella Mesturidae Mesturus Micropycnodon...