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| Genus: | Aztecodus Long & Young, 1995 |
Aztecodus is an extinctgenus ofChondrichthyian from theDevonian period.[1] It is named for middle to lateDevonian-agedAztec Siltstone of southernVictoria Land, Antarctica which produces this genus. It currently contains a singular species,A. harmsenae. It is named forsedimentologist Dr. Fraka Harmsen. It has unique teeth which are broad with widely divergent cusps separated by a crenulated cutting edge.[2]Anareodus statei may be ajunior synonym to this genus and species.[3]
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