- petalodont
- \\ˈped.ələˌdänt\ noun
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Etymology: New Latin Petalodontidae: an elasmobranch of the family Petalodontidae
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petalodont
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petalodont — pet·al·odont … English syllables
Stensioella — Taxobox name = Stensioella fossil range = Early Devonian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Placodermi ordo = ?Stensioellida familia = Stensioellidae genus = Stensioella species = Stensiolla heintzi Stensioella… … Wikipedia
Janassa — Taxobox name = Janassa status = fossil image caption = Janassa bituminosa Menaspis armatus fossil range = Lower Carboniferous to Permian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Petalodontiformes familia = Janassidae… … Wikipedia
petalodontidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Petalodont , Petalodus, type genus + idae : a family of Carboniferous and Permian elasmobranchs (subclass Holocephali) related to the rays and having peculiar… … Useful english dictionary
petalodus — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈōdəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Petalodont , Petalodus, from petal (from Greek petalon leaf) + odont , odus odus : the type genus of the family Petalodontidae known only from fossil teeth … Useful english dictionary
