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438 / Paleozoic
Rhizodus
Rhizodus hibberti
Huge conical teeth armed a multi-meter freshwater lobe-finned predator.
- Time range
- About 330–300 million years ago
- Final stage
- End of the Carboniferous
- Geographic range
- Large freshwater lakes and rivers · Europe
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Rhizodus?
Rhizodus (Rhizodus hibberti) was an extinct organism known from About 330–300 million years ago, with a range in Large freshwater lakes and rivers · Europe.
Life and ecology
Rhizodus ambushed fish and perhaps small tetrapods near the water's edge.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Rhizodus disappear?
End-Carboniferous freshwater turnover ended it.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Rhizodus?
Jaws, giant teeth, scales and skeletal pieces constrain its size.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS