Description | Cladodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes in the family Cladoselachidae. As the name implies, they are a type of cladodont, primitive sharks with teeth designed to snag fish and swallow them whole, instead of sawing off chunks to swallow.
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Ctenacanthidae : Cladodus : Cladodus alternatus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Cladodus : Cladodus alternatus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Cladodus |
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Scientific Name | Cladodus alternatus St.John & Worthen |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Cladodus alternatus | species | belongs to Cladodus | stated without evidence | Saint John and Worthen, 1875 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Ctenacanthiformes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Ctenacanthiformes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. P. Hay. 1902. Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179:1-868 |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladodus_alternatus |
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