Cladoselachidae

Cladoselachidae; Temporal range: Late Devonian – Early Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	A reconstruction of Cladoselache
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Infraclass:	Euselachii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	†Cladoselachiformes
Family:	†Cladoselachidae; Dean, 1894
Genera
	Cladolepis; Deirolepis; Ohiolepis; Pristicladodus; Iberolepis; Lunalepis; Cladodus; Cladodoides; Cladoselache;

Cladoselachidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fishes and among the earliest predecessors of modern sharks. They are the only members of the order Cladoselachiformes and were characterized by having an elongated body with a spine in each of the two dorsal fins.

References

Cladoselachiformes, Dictionary of Zoology (1999).
Evolution and paleontology (fish). Animal Aqua.

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