Chondrenchelys Explained

Chondrenchelys is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish^[1] and the earliest member of Holocephali known from complete skeletons.^[2] Chondrenchelys would have been quite a relatively medium-sized fish with an elongated body up to in length, it had a dorsal fin which was indeed long and a body which tapered to a point. Chondrenchelys had one large pair, one middle-sized pair, and three small pair of tooth plates in each jaw.

See also

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish

Notes and References

1. Richard Lund . 1982 . Harpagofututor volsellorhinus new genus and species (Chondrichthyes, Chondrenchelyiformes) from the Namurian Bear Gulch Limestone, Chondrenchelys problematica Traquair (Visean), and their sexual dimorphism . . 56 . 4 . 938–958 . 1304712.
2. Finarelli . John A. . Coates . Michael I. . Chondrenchelys problematica (Traquair, 1888) redescribed: a Lower Carboniferous, eel-like holocephalan from Scotland . Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . 1 March 2014 . 105 . 1 . 35–59 . 10.1017/S1755691014000139. 130533675 .