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''Palaeobates'' is an
extinct
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genus
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of prehistoric elasmobranchs in the order Hybodontiformes. It lived during the Triassic
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period. It was a small shark about long. ''Palaeobates'' had a grinding-type dentition, which it used to crush hard-shelled prey. The teeth exhibit an orthodont histology.
Palaeoecology
Dental microwear analysis of ''P. angustissimus'' confirms that it was a durophagous predator.See also
*List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
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References
Hybodontiformes Prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera {{paleo-cartilaginous-fish-stub