Polygyrodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.[1] The name is a combination of the Greek words poly (many), gyro (round), and odoy (tooth).[2]
Polygyrodus Temporal range:
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
Genus: | †Polygyrodus White, 1927 |
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edit- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ "Gyrodus - definition, etymology and usage, examples and related words". www.finedictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.