Like its other relatives, such as Helicoprion, and unlike modern sharks, the species of Edestus grew teeth in curved blades or "whorls". In Edestus ' case, only a single row of teeth occurred …

Jan 31, 2019 · But hundreds of millions of years ago, before the dawn of the dinosaurs, there lived a shark with a bite unlike any other: Edestus, the scissor shark. Paleontologists have known …

New research into the feeding habits of a long-extinct mysterious fish reveals that it may be the first animal ever known to use vertical thrashing of external teeth to kill its prey. And it had …

Fish, including other sharks, are the most likely prey of Edestus, but “shelled cephalopods, including nautiloids and ammonoids, would have been present and might also have been their …

Living during the late Carboniferous, about 306-299 million years ago, Edestus giganteus was the largest species in the genus, reaching estimated lengths of up to 6m (19’8″), similar in size to …

Apr 3, 2013 · – On the nature of Edestus and related genera, with descriptions of one new genus and three new species. – Proceedings of the United States National Museum 37:43-61 – O. P. …

Known as the scissor tooth shark, Edestus produced a unique dentition of spiraled tooth families positioned in the symphysis (midline) of the upper and lower jaws.

Jan 5, 2023 · Because the skeletons of both ancient and modern sharks are mostly cartilage, they decay quickly after death, usually leaving teeth as their only remnants. Edestus is unusual in …

Jul 12, 2024 · Edestus sharks are known from the Pennsylvanian Period. The genus was established by Joseph Leidy in 1856, when he described Edestus vorax. Edestus is one of the …

The Edestidae are a poorly known, extinct family of shark -like eugeneodontid holocephalid cartilaginous fish. Similar to the related family Helicoprionidae, members of this family …