Amelacanthus is an extinct genus of elasmobranchian cartilaginous fish from the Paleozoic era.

[1][2] It is known from fin spines and currently contains four described species.

It is known from the Permian and Carboniferous of North America, Europe, and Africa.

[4] Possible specimens of Amelacanthus were found in Permian (Wordian) sediments of Oman.

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