Cochliodontiformes are an order of extinct holocephalans (historically referred to as bradyodonts)[1] known from the Devonian, Carboniferous and Permian periods. Members of the order are believed to be durophagous benthic carnivores.[2][3]

Cochliodontiformes
Temporal range: Late Devonian to Late Permian
Preserved dentition of Cochliodus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Superorder: Holocephalimorpha
Order: Cochliodontiformes
Obruchev, 1953
Type genus
Cochliodus
Agassiz, 1838
Families and genera

References

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  1. "The phylogeny of the chimaeroids". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 249 (757): 101–219. 1965-06-10. doi:10.1098/rstb.1965.0010. ISSN 2054-0280.
  2. "Cochliodontiformes". Mindat.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. "PBDB Taxon". The Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 26 August 2024.