Dicentrodus Traquair 1888 (elasmobranch)

Chondrichthyes - Xenacanthiformes - Diplodoselachidae

Parent taxon: Diplodoselachidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Hampe 2003 and Jordan 1963

Sister taxa: Diplodoselache, Hagenoselache, Lebachacanthus

Subtaxa: Dicentrodus belemnoides Dicentrodus bicuspidatus

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Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Oklahoma)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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