''Lestrodus'' is an extinct

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of edestid fish that lived during the

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. It contains one valid species, ''L. newtoni'', which is known from a single tooth whorl from the

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. It was originally named as a species of ''

Edestus ''Edestus'' is an extinct genus of Eugeneodontida, eugeneodontid holocephalian fish known from the Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian (geology), Pennsylvanian) of the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States. Most remains consist of isolated c ...

'', but is now considered a distinct genus based on morphological differences.

References

Edestidae Prehistoric animals of Europe Monotypic prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera {{paleo-holocephalan-stub