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Mcmurdodus Temporal range: Eifelian–Givetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Family:	†Mcmurdodontidae
Genus:	†Mcmurdodus White, 1968
Species:	†M. featherensis
Binomial name
†Mcmurdodus featherensis White, 1968

Mcmurdodus is an extinct genus of chondrichthyan belonging to the family Mcmurdodontidae. It contains one species, Mcmurdodus featherensis, from the Middle Devonian of Antarctica. The Australian species M. whitei was previously included in the genus too, but was moved to a new genus, Maiseyodus, in 2021.

Their teeth closely resemble those of modern sharks in the families Hexanchidae and Echinorhinidae, and they were tentatively classified in the Hexanchiformes when first described. However, more recent analyses indicate that they lack multiple layers of enameloid on their tooth crowns, something present in all modern sharks and many sharks that coexisted with Mcmurdodus. In addition, most divergence estimates for modern sharks are irreconcilable with the age of Mcmurdodus. For this reason, the Mcmurdontidae are now considered indeterminate chondrichthyans.

References

1. ^ Long, John; Thomson, Victoria; Burrow, Carole; Turner, Susan (2021-10-28), Pradel, Alan; Denton, John S.S.; Janvier, Philippe (eds.), "Fossil chondrichthyan remains from the Middle Devonian Kevington Creek Formation, South Blue Range, Victoria" (PDF), Ancient Fishes and their Living Relatives, Munich, Germany: Verlag, Dr Friedrich Pfeil, pp. 239–245, ISBN 978-3-89937-269-4, retrieved 2023-11-30
2. Adnet, S.; Guinot, G.; Cappetta, H.; Welcomme, J.-L. (2012). "Oldest evidence of bramble sharks (Elasmobranchii, Echinorhinidae) in the Lower Cretaceous of southeast France and the evolutionary history of orbitostylic sharks". Cretaceous Research. 35: 81–87. Bibcode:2012CrRes..35...81A. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.11.021. ISSN 0195-6671.
3. Klug, Stefanie; Kriwet, Jürgen (2013). "Node age estimations and the origin of angel sharks, Squatiniformes (Neoselachii, Squalomorphii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (1): 91–110. Bibcode:2013JSPal..11...91K. doi:10.1080/14772019.2012.674066. ISSN 1477-2019.
4. "Mcmurdodus featherensis | Shark-References". shark-references.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.

v t e Total group Chondrichthyes (including "acanthodians")
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Gnathostomata see Gnathostomata Chondrichthyes see below↓
Chondrichthyes Chondrichthyes †Cassidiceps †Euthacanthus †Latviacanthus †Ramirosuarezia? †Sinacanthidae Hunanacanthus Neosinacanthus Sinacanthus Tarimacanthus †"Ischnacanthiformes" Acanthospina Campylodus Granulacanthus Machaeracanthus? Onchus Serradentus Acritolepidae Acritolepis Monospina Nerepisacanthus Pechoralepis Ischnacanthidae Arcticacanthus Arenaceacanthus Atopacanthus Bracteatacanthus Cacheacanthus Erymnacanthus Euryacanthus Gomphonchus Grenfellacanthus Ischnacanthus Marsdenius? Persacanthus Plectrodus Rockycampacanthus Rohonilepis Taemasacanthus Tricuspicanthus Xylacanthus Podoliacanthidae Drygantacanthus Kasperacanthus Podoliacanthus Poracanthodidae Gomphonchoporus Machaeraporus Obruchevacanthus? Poracanthodes Radioporacanthodes Taimyrolepis Trundlelepis Zemlyacanthus †Diplacanthiformes Bryantonchus Culmacanthus? Devononchus Striacanthus Tetanopsyrus Uraniacanthus Diplacanthidae Diplacanthus Milesacanthus Ptychodictyon Rhadinacanthus †Acanthodiformes Halimacanthodes Howittacanthus Acanthodidae Acanthodes Acanthodopsis Traquairichthys Cheiracanthidae Cheiracanthus Fallodentus Ginkgolepis Homalacanthus Markacanthus Mesacanthidae Lodeacanthus Melanoacanthus Mesacanthus Orcadacanthus Promesacanthus Teneracanthus? Triazeugacanthus "Climatiiformes" and related taxa †Brochoadmones †Dobunnacanthus †Fanjingshania? †Kathemacanthus †Lupopsyroides †Lupopsyrus †Obtusacanthus †Paucicanthus †Ptomacanthus †Qianodus? †Vernicomacanthus †Climatiidae Brachyacanthus Climatius Erriwacanthus Nodocosta? Parexus Sevyacanthus †Gyracanthidae Aganacanthus? Ankylacanthus Gyracanthides Gyracanthus Oracanthus? "Conventionally defined chondrichthyans" see below↓
"Conventionally defined chondrichthyans" "Conventionally defined chondrichthyans" †Carcharopsis †Celtiberina †Gladbachus? †Gogoselachus †Karksiodus †Leonodus †Plesioselachus †Polymerolepis †Protodus †Samarodus †Shenacanthus? †Squatinactis †Antarctilamnidae Antarctilamna Wellerodus? †Mcmurdodontidae Maiseyodus Mcmurdodus †Pucapampellidae Gydoselache Pucapampella †Omalodontiformes Siberiodus Aztecodontidae Aztecodus Manberodus Omalodontidae Doliodus? Omalodus Portalodus †"Ctenacanthiformes" Neosaivodus Saivodus Sculptospina Tamiobatis Ctenacanthidae Arduodens? Cladodoides Cladodus Ctenacanthus Goodrichthys Natarapax? Troglocladodus Heslerodidae Avonacanthus Bythiacanthus Dracopristis Glencartius Glikmanius Heslerodoides Heslerodus Kaibabvenator Nanoskalmae †Jalodontidae Adamantina Isacrodus Jalodus Keuperodus Texasodus †Phoebodontidae Diademodus? Phoebodus Thrinacodus †Symmoriiformes Dwykaselachus Ferromirum Kawichthys Kungurodus? Maiseyacanthus Cladoselachidae? Cladoselache Maghriboselache Falcatidae Cosmoselachus Cretacladoides? Damocles Denaea Falcatus Ozarcus? Stethacanthulus Symmoriidae Akmonistion Cobelodus Crioselache? Stethacanthus Symmorium †Bransonelliformes Barbclabornia Bransonella †Xenacanthiformes Orthacanthus Tikiodontus Diplodoselachidae Decentrodus Diplodoselache Hagenoselache Hokomata Lebachacanthus Taquaralodus Xenacanthidae Mooreodontus Plicatodus Triodus Wurdigneria Xenacanthus Crown-Chondrichthyes Holocephali Elasmobranchii
Incertae sedis scale-based taxa †Altholepidiformes? Altholepis Tezakia †Elegestolepidida? Kannathalepis Elegestolepididae Deltalepis Elegestolepis Ellesmereia †Mongolepidida? Solinalepis Mongolepididae Mongolepis Rongolepis Sodolepis Taklamakanolepis Teslepis Shiqianolepidae Chenolepis Shiqianolepis Tielikewatielepis Xiaohaizilepis Xinjiangichthys †Tchunacanthidae Fecundosquama Lenacanthus Tchunacanthus †Vesperaliidae Acanthacanthus Vesperalia Others †Canyonlepis? †Frigorilepis? †Funicristata †Gualepis †Ivanelepis †Jolepis †Karksilepis †Lunalepis †Nobilesquama †Nostolepis †Nostovicina †Ohiolepis †Seretolepis †Tuvalepis †Wellingtonella? †Yuanolepis
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