Damocles is a genus of chondrichthyan from the Mississippian age Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana and the city of Armagh, Northern Ireland. Two species, D. serratus and D. attenuatus, have been assigned,[1][2] with D. attenuatus originally being classified as a species of the form-genus Physonemus.[2][3] Members of the genus were carnivorous,[1] and males possessed a distinctive serrated, sword-like reproductive organ which was positioned over their head.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | †Symmoriiformes |
| Genus: | †Damocles Lund, 1986 |
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| * †Damocles serratus Lund, 1986
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References
edit- ^ a b "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Lund, Richard (1986-03-07). "On Damocles serratus , nov. gen. et sp. (Elasmobranchii: Cladodontida) from the Upper Mississippian Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 6 (1): 12–19. doi:10.1080/02724634.1986.10011594. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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