P. andersoni P. antarcticus P. arduennae P. clarkii P. conicus P. eocaenus P. jurensis P. recurvus P. turgaicus Paraorthacodus is an extinct genus of shark.

[1] It is known from over a dozen named species[4] spanning from the Early Jurassic[4] to the Paleocene,[4] or possibly Eocene.

[3] Almost all members of the genus are exclusively known from isolated teeth, with the exception of P. jurensis from the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous of Europe, which is known from full body fossils from the Late Jurassic of Germany,[5] which suggest that juveniles had a robust body with a round head, while adults had large body sizes with a fusiform profile.

[3] The dentition had teeth with a single large central cusp along with shorter lateral cusplets,[3] which were designed for clutching.

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