Lestrodus Explained

Lestrodus is an extinct genus of edestid fish that lived during the Late Carboniferous. It contains one valid species, L. newtoni, which is known from a single tooth whorl from the Millstone Grit of England. It was originally named as a species of Edestus, but is now considered a distinct genus based on morphological differences.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ginter . M. . Hampe . O. . Duffin . C. . 2010 . Handbook of Paleoichthyology. Volume 3D. Chondrichthyes. Paleozoic Elasmobranchii: Teeth. . Munich . Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil . 978-3-89937-116-1.
  2. Tapanila . L. . Pruitt . J. . 2019 . Redefining species concepts for the Pennsylvanian scissor tooth shark, Edestus . PLOS ONE . 14 . 9 . e0220958 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0220958 . 31483800 . 6726245 . 2019PLoSO..1420958T . free.

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