Cladodont
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cladodont-316-13320827
title:
Cladodont
text:
Cladodont is the term for a common category of early Devonian shark known primarily for its "multi-cusped" tooth consisting of one long blade surrounded by many short, fork-like tines, designed to catch food that was swallowed whole, instead of being used to saw off chunks of meat like many modern sharks. The skinny teeth would puncture and grasp the prey, keeping it from wriggling free. Because the most common fossil evidence of cartilaginous fish is teeth, this term is also used for the fossil
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encyclopedia
description:
Early Devonian shark tooth structure
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladodont
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date modified:
2023-11-14T12:03:57Z
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