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Orodus Temporal range: late Carboniferous (late Pennsylvanian) - early Permian |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Orodontida |
| Family: | Orodontidae |
| Genus: | Orodus |
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O. ipeunaensis |
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O. ipeunaensis
Orodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish that lived from the late Pennsylvanian to the early Permian in what is now North America. Growing up to 2 m (7 ft) in length, it was quite large for sharks of its time.