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    Asteracanthus was probably adapted for feeding on a wide range of prey, ranging from moderately hard shelled to soft-bodied. Teeth of Asteracanthus found...
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    Jaw fragment of Strophodus a specialised durophagous hybodont Jaws of Asteracanthus, showing the arrangement of the teeth in jaws. The teeth were designed...
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    to Cretaceous. It was formerly confused with Asteracanthus. It has long been confused with Asteracanthus due to the fin spines of the latter being found...
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    Mertiniene, 1991 †Asteracanthus Agassiz, 1837 †Asteracanthus acutus Agassiz, 1843 †Asteracanthus aegyptiacus Stromer, 1927 †Asteracanthus biformatus Kriwet...
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  • metriorhynchid thalatosuchians Torvoneustes and Dakosaurus. The hybodontid shark Asteracanthus. The thalassochelydian turtle Thalassemys and Solnhofia is known from...
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  • Material Notes Images Hybodus Indeterminate Guimarota Isolated Teeth Asteracanthus A. biformatus Guimarota isolated teeth, fin-spine and a head-spine Polyacrodus...
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    arugda Becc. Calamus ashtonii J.Dransf. Calamus asperrimus Blume Calamus asteracanthus (Becc.) W.J.Baker Calamus ater (J.Dransf.) W.J.Baker Calamus australis...
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    Abundance Notes Images Aegyptobatus A. kuehnei A sclerorhynchiform. Asteracanthus A. aegyptiacus A hybodont shark. Baharipristis B. bastetiae A sclerorhynchiform...
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    metres (20 ft) long. One of the largest hybodontiforms was the Jurassic Asteracanthus with body length of up to 3 m (9.8 ft). Crassodus reifi is known from...
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    between the two species. H. obtusus represents a junior synonym of Asteracanthus ornatissimus. A new species from Spain, H. bugarensis, is described...
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