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''Anomotodon'' is an extinct genus of
shark Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the ...
related to the extant
goblin shark The goblin shark (''Mitsukurina owstoni'') is a rare species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a "living fossil", it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae, a lineage some 125 million years old. This pink-skinned ani ...
(''Mitsukurina owstoni''). The distribution of ''Anomotodon'' fossils is worldwide, in formations indicating that members of the genus lived from the
Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous (geochronology, geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphy, chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 143.1 ...
epoch through the
Eocene The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...
epoch, and perhaps through the
Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch (geology), epoch of the Paleogene Geologic time scale, Period that extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that defin ...
as well. Described species include ''A. novus'', ''A. plicatus'', ''A. principalis'', and ''A. multidenticula''.


See also

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Scapanorhynchus ''Scapanorhynchus'' (from , 'shovel' and 'snout') is an extinct genus of shark belonging to the family Mitsukurinidae, that lived during the Cretaceous period, from the Aptian to the end of the Maastrichtian. It is a close relative of the li ...
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* * * Mitsukurinidae Cretaceous sharks Paleocene sharks Eocene sharks Prehistoric fish of Asia Prehistoric shark genera Taxa named by Camille Arambourg Fossil taxa described in 1952 {{Cretaceous-fish-stub