Romerodus
| Romerodus Temporal range: Pennsylvanian (Moscovian–Kasimovian) 307-304 Ma
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| Family: | †Caseodontidae
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| Genus: | †Romerodus Zangerl, 1981
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| Romerodus orodontus Zangerl, 1981
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Romerodus was a genus of eugeneodont from the family Caseodontidae. It contains just a single species, R. orodontus. The genus name honors paleontologist Alfred Romer.
Description
The appearance of Romerodus was like a caseodontid.[1] The gill arches may have supported either separated, shark-like gill slits or a single chimaera-like operculum (gill cover).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New eugeneodontid sharks from the Lower Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of Western Canada". Fishes and the Break-up of Pangaea.