Artiodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Permian period. The name comes from the type locality, the Arti River, combined with the Greek word for "tooth." It is currently monotypic, containing only the species Artiodus prominens from the Early Permian of the Middle Urals of Russia. As with many Paleozoic chondrichthyian genera, its affinities are unclear at this time.[1]

Artiodus
Temporal range: Early Permian
Artiodus prominens teeth from the Early Permian of Russia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Infraclass: Euselachii
Genus: Artiodus
Ivanov, Duffin, & Naugolnyk, 2017
Species:
A. prominens
Binomial name
Artiodus prominens
Ivanov, Duffin, & Naugolnyk, 2017

References edit

  1. ^ Ivanov, Alexander; Duffin, Christopher; Naugolnykh, Serge (2017). "A new euselachian shark from the Early Permian of the Middle Urals, Russia". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 62. doi:10.4202/app.00347.2017. ISSN 0567-7920.