''Acrodus'' (from el, άκρος , 'high' and el, ὀδούς 'tooth') is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the

Permian The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.9 Mya. It is the last ...

Paleocene The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ''pal ...

periods.Johnson, G., 1981. Hybondontoidei (Chondrichthyes) from the Witchita- Albany Group ( Early Permian) of Texas. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 1:1.Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 199) ''Acrodus anningiae'' was named by Louis Agassiz in honor of the pioneering English paleontologist

Mary Anning Mary Anning (21 May 1799 – 9 March 1847) was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist who became known around the world for the discoveries she made in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel ...

Species

*''Acrodus acuminatus'' *''Acrodus acutus'' *''Acrodus alexandrae'' *''Acrodus alpinus'' *''Acrodus anningiae'' *''Acrodus angustissimus'' *''Acrodus braunii'' *''Acrodus (Acronemus) bicarenatus *''Acrodus cuneocostatus'' *''Acrodus dolloi'' *''Acrodus falsus'' *''Acrodus flemingianus'' *''Acrodus gaillardoti'' *''Acrodus illingworthi'' *''Acrodus immarginatus'' *''Acrodus jaeckeli'' *''Acrodus kalasinensis'' *''Acrodus keuperinus'' *''Acrodus laevigatus'' *''Acrodus (Acrodonchus) lateralis'' *''Acrodus levis'' *''Acrodus microdus'' *''Acrodus (Acrodonchus) minimus'' *''Acrodus nitidus'' *''Acrodus nobilis'' *''Acrodus olsoni'' *''Acrodus oppenheimeri'' *''Acrodus orbicularis'' *''Acrodus oreodontus'' *''Acrodus pulvinatus'' *''Acrodus rugosus'' *''Acrodus salomoni'' *''Acrodus scaber'' *''Acrodus simplex'' *''Acrodus spitzbergensis'' *''Acrodus striatus'' *''Acrodus substriatus'' *''Acrodus sweetlacruzensis'' *''Acrodus undulatus'' *''Acrodus vermicularis'' *''Acrodus vermiformis'' *''Acrodus virgatus'' *''Acrodus wempliae''

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